What to look for in a bar-code system
Accreditation Connection, November 21, 2005
Thinking about purchasing a bar code system? Wendy Wittwer, RN, BSN, coordinator of Madison, WI-based St. Marys Hospital Medical Center's bar-code initiative, suggests that you look for a system that:
- allows you control over how many and what type of warnings the end user will receive.
- interfaces well with your pharmacy order entry system.
- does not require specific hardware. You may want to use different types on various units.
- processes information quickly. "I do know human nature and interacting with computer systems--if they're not fast, forget it," says Wittwer.
- allows users to exercise their clinical judgment. They should have the ability to bypass a warning and justify why they are doing it.
Adapted from the November 2005 issue of Hospital Pharmacy Regulation Report.
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