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Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
Healthcare
Using barcode scanning technology to reduce medication errors in dispensing
There are an estimated 37.8 million dispensing errors made in England each year, representing 15.9% ...
How positive patient identification can provide peace of mind for patients and their relatives
Healthcare
How positive patient identification can provide peace of mind for patients and their relat...
Staff working on the breast ward at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (Leeds) faced numerous, daily...
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Healthcare
Medical device management using GS1 barcodes at Tokyo Yamate Medical Center
Medical device management was a manual process, medical staff checked the labels and made an entry e...
Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care
Healthcare
Leeds Teaching Hospitals takes huge savings in time and spends it on patient care
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (LTHT) is one of the largest in England with more than 2,000 beds...
National Children’s Hospital uses GS1 standards to improve efficiency in patient care
Healthcare
National Children’s Hospital uses GS1 standards to improve efficiency in patient care
The inventory the National Children’s Hospital were working with was identified in a variety of ways...
CAISM and Cristália partner together for increased patient safety, improved processes and reduced costs
Healthcare
CAISM and Cristália partner together for increased patient safety, improved processes and ...
The Women’s Health Hospital – CAISM UNICAMP (CAISM) has always been concerned with the safety of pat...
ANMAT leading the way: A new contribution to the safety of drugs in Argentina
Healthcare, Public sector
ANMAT leading the way: A new contribution to the safety of drugs in Argentina
Traceability of medicines has been the object of a broad and fruitful evolution, resulting in Argent...
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in stock
Healthcare
Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory improves traceability, workflow and reduces items in st...
The hospital department had a non-standardised manual process for handling stock inventory.