Medical Errors Reduction Initiative

Abstract

The Valley Hospital of Ridgewood New Jersey is proposing to extend a limited but highly successful specimen management system. The system utilizes barcodes and hand held technology at the patient's bedside to significantly reduce medical error by creating a positive identification system at the point of care. In addition The Valley Hospital looks to expand this success by implementing electronic medication administration and transfusion systems which function with the same technology as the specimen collection system

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA484665

Entities

People

  • Michael L. Mutter

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bar Codes
  • Best Practices
  • Biomedical Research
  • Biometric Security
  • Blood Transfusions
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Patient Care
  • Point-Of-Care Diagnostic Testing
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Terminals
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Trauma or Military Medicine

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics