| Description: | Healthcare providers are using bar codes and RFID to improve patient care and to manage their staff and resources more efficiently. This white paper explains how the technologies can help improve JCAHO and HIPAA compliance, medication administration, specimen collection, treatment validation, charge capture, security and other activity. | |
| Full Abstract: | Bar coding and radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies provide a way for nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians, therapists and other healthcare professionals to record and verify information more quickly and accurately than by handwriting or keyboard data entry. Hospitals are significantly improving patient safety by using automated data entry to prevent errors and make accurate information available at the patient bedside. The technologies can also be applied to ensure equipment is available, secure assets, and efficiently manage supplies. This paper describes how these systems work and includes examples from real-world users. | |
