Bar coding: the ideal system. (hospital management) (Bar Codes, part 6)

From: Medical Laboratory Observer | Date: May 1, 1993| Author: Kasten, Bernard L. | Copyright information

The use of bar coding in four key hospital departments is essential for an effective hospital-wide system adoption of this technology. The admission departrment is expected to process patients faster while the laboratory is expected to immediately generate a collection list form using a bar code system. The emergency room will be able to prevent mix-ups of patients' specimen through the use of a bar-coded wristband and a bar code reading terminal. A fail-safe matching of patient and blood by ...

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