Radio frequency identification for prevention of bedside errors.

Sunny Dzik

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Radio frequency identification for prevention of bedside errors.

September 26, 2007

Dzik S. Transfusion (Paris). 2007;47(2 Suppl):125S-129S; discussion 130S-131S.

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The author discusses the use of digital technology in health care and describes how one facility is considering radio frequency identification to improve safety.

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