From the Pharmacy to the Bedside: Preventing Medication Errors with Barcode Technology
Web Seminar Center
Available On-Demand
Date Held: June 10, 2009
Statistics indicate that a serious medication error occurs every three hours in a 200-bed hospital and a patient is subjected to a medication error each day they occupy a hospital bed. While errors can occur at any point in the medication process, the last point to catch the error before it reaches the patient is at the time of administration. Barcoding systems hold the promise of driving life saving innovation at this critical last step yet, according to the latest KLAS figures, only 18% of hospitals are implementing barcoding solutions.
Hear firsthand about the successful implementation of medication barcoding —in the pharmacy and at the bedside—and the important patient safety outcomes achieved. Learn how the use of barcoding technologies, and the underlying drug file that supports them, have reduced medication errors and have helped drive quality improvement at their respective institutions.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Why implement barcoding technology? What are the benefits and pitfalls of this technology?
- Considerations in the design, evaluation, and implementation of systems that reduce the opportunity for error
- Outcomes of using barcode technology – how many errors can be avoided?
Speakers:
Rory Phillips RPh, Director of Pharmacy Services, Southern Ohio Medical Center
Robert Raymond Pharmacy Pediatric Manager, Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY
See These Solutions in Action!
At the ASHP Summer Meeting, June 14 – 17, join First DataBank, booth 920, Meta Healthcare IT Solutions, booth 620 and Pearson Medical Technologies, booth 623
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