Bar coding for patient safety.

Alexi A. Wright; Ingrid T. Katz

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Bar coding for patient safety.

February 17, 2011

Wright AA, Katz IT. N Engl J Med. 2005;353(4):329-31.

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In this perspective, the authors present support for bar coding and report on the Partners HealthCare system bar coding initiative.

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