Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

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Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

August 10, 2011

Hayden AC; Lanoue ET; Still CJ.

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This piece describes how reliability science can be applied to barcoded medication administration (BCMA) and discusses the results of one hospital’s AHRQ-funded BCMA project.

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