Barcode Medication Administration

Barcode Medication Administration is a health information technology system that uses barcode scanning to verify the five rights of medication administration—correct patient, drug, dose, route, and time—thereby enhancing patient safety and medication accuracy within clinical workflows.

Publications

4.8K

Citations

352

Authors

172

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

Bcma

Parents

Patient Safety InformaticsPharmacy Informatics

Children

Barcode-based Medication VerificationBedside Medication VerificationElectronic Medication Administration Record IntegrationHigh-alert Medication AdministrationInpatient Medication AdministrationMedication AccountabilityMedication Administration Documentation AccuracyMedication Administration Error PreventionMedication Administration ReconciliationMedication Traceability

Publications

Workarounds to Barcode Medication Administration Systems: Their Occurrences, Causes, and Threats to Patient Safety

Ross Koppel, Tosha B. Wetterneck, Joel Leon Telles et al. · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · 2008 · 691 citations · Full text

Computing, Health Informatics, Nursing Informatics +17

Improving Patient Safety by Identifying Side Effects from Introducing Bar Coding in Medication Administration

Emily S. Patterson, Richard I. Cook, Marta L. Render · Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association · 2002 · 376 citations · Full text

Pharmacy, Health Information Management, Pharmacy Practice +17

The impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing and administration system on prescribing errors, administration errors and staff time: a before-and-after study

Bryony Dean Franklin, Kerry-Ann O’Grady, Parastou Donyai et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety · 2007 · 319 citations · Full text

Computing, Hospital Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice +17

Compliance With Intended Use of Bar Code Medication Administration in Acute and Long-Term Care: An Observational Study

Emily S. Patterson, Michelle Rogers, Roger J. Chapman et al. · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society · 2006 · 158 citations

Pharmacy, Hospital Pharmacy, Acute Care Nursing +16

Effectiveness of a Barcode Medication Administration System in Reducing Preventable Adverse Drug Events in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Cohort Study

Frank H. Morriss, Paul W. Abramowitz, Steven P. Nelson et al. · The Journal of Pediatrics · 2008 · 126 citations

Medicine, Pediatrics, Pharmacology +17

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Authors

352

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Anne Bane
Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
4 publications · 135 citations
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Matthew C. Scanlon
Medical College of Wisconsin, United States
4 publications · 258 citations
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Ben‐Tzion Karsh
University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States
4 publications · 258 citations
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Eric G. Poon
Brigham and Women's Hospital, United States
4 publications · 163 citations
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Bryony Dean Franklin
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom
3 publications · 369 citations
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Institutions

172

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Venues

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
AJHP · 16 publications · 630 citations
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PubMed
Repository · 12 publications · 282 citations
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CIN Computers Informatics Nursing
6 publications · 116 citations
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Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
JAMIA · 5 publications · 1.3K citations
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JONA The Journal of Nursing Administration
JNA · 5 publications · 225 citations
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