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Bar code requirement would lead to adoption of efficient technology
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Hospitals that use bar codes for medication administration will see decreases in medical errors and considerable return on investment
IT'S USED ON EVERYTHING from ice cream to auto parts, and now bar code technology is likely to become a tool that saves lives in hospitals nation-wide. In March, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a proposed rule that would require pharmaceutical manufacturers to print linear bar codes on all prescription drugs, vaccines and some over-the-co...
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Bar code requirement would lead to adoption of efficient technology
Managed Healthcare Executive
; Hospitals that use bar codes for medication administration will see decreases in medical errors and considerable return on investment IT'S USED ON EVERYTHING from ice cream to auto parts, and now bar code technology is likely to become a tool that saves lives in hospitals nation-wide. In March, the
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Bar Codes Ready to Go Code Red: The powers-that-be are prodding provider organizations to implement bar code systems. Early adopters give advice on how to do it.(advices)
Health Data Management
; ... instance, patients often appreciate the added layer of safety as much as nurses do. They read the same magazines and watch the same news programs, and know this can improve safety, says CIO Duryee of Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital. Stewart Memorial competes with ...
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Changes in workflow and tasks should be assessed when introducing bar code medication administration into nurses' work.(NURSING ECONOMIC$: DATA BANK)(Brief article)
Nursing Economics
; Bar code medication administration (BCMA) technology is being implemented slowly in hospitals across the United States. A human factors engineer and a pharmacist observed use of BCMA technology during medication administrations to identify work system factors that affected nurses' use of and
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Understanding and evaluating bar code reading systems. (integration of systems related to bar coding)
Plant Engineering
; Automatic identification systems provide instantaneous knowledge of material flow from receiving, through manufacturing, to shipping. This information enables the staff to accurately control material resources, which leads to increased productivity, reduced operating expenses, and improved product
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U.S. loses bar code battle,adopts European system
Daily Breeze
; The humble bar code, the rectangular thicket of slender bars and spaces on products, ignored by shoppers, indecipherable to humans, is joining the forced march of globalization. For American retailers, whose checkout-line bar-code scanners will be expected to read the global bar-code standard by
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BAR HOPPING NO LONGER JUST FOR CANS OF SOUP, BAR CODE TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING THE JUMP FROM SUPERMARKET AISLES TO THE FOREFRONT OF DIGITAL COMMERCE
The Boston Globe
; MAYNARD - When Kevin Donahue discusses bar codes, he rarely has to look far for an illustration. During a demo one recent morning, the chief executive of JumpJot simply holds up the can of Diet Coke in his left hand. The familiar bar code pattern is discernible from across the room. He could just
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Computers, software, auto ID, & marking equipment. (bar code readers) (Buyers Guide Issue) (Industry Overview)
Assembly
; As the granddaddy of automatic identification technologies, bar coding has been around since the 1960s. Even so, the outlook for the technology remains bullish. Quick paybacks, falling equipment prices, and growing customer awareness are driving a heady growth market for bar code equipment,
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Bar Code Publisher
Office Solutions
; StrandWare, which provides bar code labeling and tracking software products, has introduced a new version of its Bar Code Publisher designer tool. Developed to work with any Windows application that supports ActiveX technology, the program enables designers to easily add accurate and valid bar
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Sandia invents secure bar code. (Assembly Lines).
Assembly
; LIVERMORE, CA--A Sandia National Laboratories team has created a bar code that is readable even if 70 percent is missing or obscured. The mottled spread-spectrum bar code resembles the marbled cover of a composition notebook. It contains embedded correction parameters, and can encrypt and limit
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Automated bar code systems increase lab efficiency.(Chemicals & Supplies)
Laboratory Equipment
; Bar codes are critical to any lab's automation efforts. While bar codes have greatly improved the process of data collection for years, some laboratories view them as a necessary evil. However, the truly successful labs have found ways to integrate bar code scanning and printing productively and
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