In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (BCPOC) technology to positively impact medication ...

MIT alumni entrepreneurs Gauti Reynisson MBA '10 and Ívar Helgason HS '08 spent the early 2000s working for companies that implemented medication-safety technologies—such as electronic-prescription ...

Hospitals adopt supermarket-style bar-code systems to enhance patient safetyFREEHOLD – New Jersey hospitals are turning to information technology normally found in retail settings to help caregivers ...

The fight to drag the healthcare system kicking and screaming into the 21st century often overlooks the little picture in favor of larger systematic fixes. But for many users on multiple meds, the ...

The implementation of point-of-care BCMA required the ongoing collaboration of the pharmacy, nursing, and informatics departments. The informatics department was essential in the planning and ...

Blacksburg, Va.-based eBroselow today launched a new clinical tool to help medical transport teams and emergency department staff safely administer drugs during acute emergency situations. The ...

Eight hospital pharmacies in the TriStar Health System each identified similar problems with the entry of medication orders. Errors, mostly omissions, were noticed in occurrence reports. Most ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - A state-funded investment is helping a rural hospital in Georgia’s Coastal Empire stay up to date with critical emergency room technology. Evans Memorial Hospital in Claxton has ...

Nurses’ clinical intervention and barcode medication scanning emerged as the two biggest safeguards preventing patient harm in intensive care units at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai, according to a ...

The goal is a simple one, but an elusive one, as hospitals all over the world well understand: "Ensure the right drug and dose is given to the right patient by the correct route," said Joanne Hayden, ...