ArticleApplied clinical informatics2019
Integration of a Commercial Barcode-Assisted Medication Dispensing System in a Teaching Hospital.
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- Facilitators and barriers in using barcode technology to ensure safe medication dispensing, preparation, and administration in a children's hospital: a focus group study for clinical pharmacists.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2026Article
- Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of electronic health interventions to reduce medication errors.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Facilitators and Barriers Associated With the Use of Barcode Technologies in Drug Preparation and Administration in Hospital Settings-A Narrative Review of Qualitative Studies.Journal of patient safety · 2025Article
- Effects of Implementing a Barcode Information Management System on Operating Room Staff: Comparative Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Raising the barcode: improving medication safety behaviours through a behavioural science-informed feedback intervention. A quality improvement project and difference-in-difference analysis.BMJ quality & safety · 2024Article
- Understanding the facilitators and barriers to barcode medication administration by nursing staff using behavioural science frameworks. A mixed methods study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- A Novel Two-Stage Induced Deep Learning System for Classifying Similar Drugs with Diverse Packaging.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Implementation of 2D Barcode Medication Labels and Smart Pumps in Pediatric Acute Care: Lessons Learned.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesA commercial barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA) system was integrated to secure the medication process and particularly the dispensing stage by technicians and the administration stage with nurses. We aimed to assess the impact of this system on medication dispensing errors and barriers encountered during integration process.
methodsWe conducted a controlled randomized study in a teaching hospital, during dispensing process at the pharmacy department. Four wards were randomized in the experimental group and control group, with two wards using the system during 3 days with dedicated pharmacy technicians. The system was a closed loop system without information return to the computerized physician order entry system. The two dedicated technicians had a 1-week training session. Observations were performed by one observer among the four potential observers previously trained. The main outcomes assessed were dispensing error rates and the identification of barriers encountered to expose lessons learned from this study.
resultsThere was no difference between the dispensing error rate of the control and experimental groups (7.9% for both,
conclusionThis study highlights the difficulties encountered in integrating a commercial system in current hospital information systems. Several issues need to be taken into consideration before the integration of a commercial barcode-assisted system in a teaching hospital. In our experience, interoperability of this system with the electronic health record is the key for the success of this process with an entire closed loop system from prescription to administration. BCMA system at the dispensing process remains essential to purchase securing medication administration process.
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