Quality-monitoring program for bar-code–assisted medication administration.

Elizabeth Mims; Chris Tucker; Russ Carlson; Ron Schneider; Jonathan Bagby

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Quality-monitoring program for bar-code–assisted medication administration.

June 17, 2009

Mims E, Tucker C, Carlson R, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66(12):1125-31.

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This study describes the design, implementation, and impact of a quality monitoring program on the successful integration of a bar-code–assisted medication administration system in Veterans Affairs Hospitals.

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