Barcoding of medical items and patients to increase patient safety
Mundy L, Merlin T
Record ID 32006000570
English
Authors' results and conclusions:
Based on Australian government interest in reducing medication error, and the recommendation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to introduce mandatory barcoding of all single use dose packaging of drugs, it is likely that barcoding may be trialled in the Australian Health system in the future. However, the evidence-base appears to be limited and of poor quality.
Authors' recommendations:
HealthPACT recommends that this technology be archived, however this information should be forwarded to Mediconnect.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2003
URL for published report:
Not Available
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Safety Management
- Medical Errors
- Patient Identification Systems
- Point-of-Care Systems
Contact
Organisation Name:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment
Contact Address:
School of Public Health, Mail Drop 545, University of Adelaide, Adelaide SA 5005, AUSTRALIA, Tel: +61 8 8313 4617
Contact Name:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Contact Email:
ahta@adelaide.edu.au
Copyright:
Adelaide Health Technology Assessment (AHTA)
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