To incentivize nurses to fully integrate bar-code scanning into their routine workflow, scanning rates were incorporated into their performance evaluations, with awards given to nurses and hospital ...

With QuickBooks Pro or Premier, you can use a bar code scanner to scan or enter a bar code manually when filling out the Item Name/Number field for new or existing entries in your company file. These ...

Bar code scanning is an easy way to track your business inventory or even keep tabs on office supplies. Many bar codes contain a lot number. A lot number is an ID that shows which batch or lot a ...

All anesthesiologists were surveyed about their satisfaction with the system and errors that had been intercepted by the system during the five-month window. Twenty-one of the 41 survey respondents ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (BCPOC) technology to positively impact medication ...

Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during order transcription or administration of medication. To help prevent such errors, technology has been developed to verify ...

Despite the ongoing digital transformation of the industry, one older technology that remains an essential part of many modern businesses is bar code scanning, as it provides accurate and speedy ...

Bar code scanning has become the de facto system used in retail, as well as many other industries, due to its accuracy, speed and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, it is an approach that provides ...

ShopSavvy Inc. has launched a new version of its Android shopping application featuring crowd-sourced bargains and streaming deals. The application lets consumers scan the UPC, EAN or QR bar codes of ...

These types of mistakes don’t happen often. But if your surgery is the one in 6,000 where it does, you’d probably wish some additional measures had been taken to avoid having a surgical sponge left ...

The implementation of point-of-care BCMA required the ongoing collaboration of the pharmacy, nursing, and informatics departments. The informatics department was essential in the planning and ...