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Scanning out medication errors: Ohio Valley Hospital's automated IV system provides real-time access to patient data.
Carbasho T. Pittsburgh Business Times. April 25, 2005.

This article reports on Ohio Valley General Hospital's intravenous safety system. Using bar code scanning to provide important patient information, the system automates checks for intravenous medication administration.
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