medication errors reduced with barcode scanning system

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 361 - 4 May 2002 ■ A barcode medication administration (BCMA) system can substantially reduce the incidence of medication errors, says an editorial in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. The BCMA system was implemented at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Topeka, US. The system scans each medication prior to administration and a visual alert identifies the wrong barcoded patient identification wristband, administration time, drug dosage or no active medication order, and documents the avoided error. Since implementation of the BCMA system, the number of wrong medications dispensed at the VA centre has been reduced by 75%. In addition, patient mix-ups have decreased by 93%, dosage errors by 62%, missed doses by 70% and wrong administration times by more than 87%. Young D. Veterans affairs bar-code-scanning system reduces medication errors. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 59: 591-592, 1 Apr 2002 800907003 1 PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 4 May 2002 No. 361 1173-5503/10/0361-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 361 - 4 May 2002

■ A barcode medication administration (BCMA)system can substantially reduce the incidence ofmedication errors, says an editorial in the AmericanJournal of Health-System Pharmacy. The BCMA systemwas implemented at the Veterans Affairs (VA) MedicalCenter in Topeka, US. The system scans eachmedication prior to administration and a visual alertidentifies the wrong barcoded patient identificationwristband, administration time, drug dosage or noactive medication order, and documents the avoidederror. Since implementation of the BCMA system, thenumber of wrong medications dispensed at the VAcentre has been reduced by 75%. In addition, patientmix-ups have decreased by 93%, dosage errors by62%, missed doses by 70% and wrong administrationtimes by more than 87%.Young D. Veterans affairs bar-code-scanning system reduces medicationerrors. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy 59: 591-592, 1 Apr2002 800907003

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