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

AUTOR(ES)

Patterson, Emily S.

FONTE

American Medical Informatics Association

RESUMO

Objective. In addition to providing new capabilities, the introduction of technology in complex, sociotechnical systems, such as health care and aviation, can have unanticipated side effects on technical, social, and organizational dimensions. To identify potential accidents in the making, the authors looked for side effects from a natural experiment, the implementation of bar code medication administration (BCMA), a technology designed to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs).

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