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Improving Patient Safety And Emergency Department Staff Efficiency In Barcode Medication Administration By Using The Rover™ Mobile Application, Ian Kirit
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BACKGROUND: The Emergency Department (ED) is one of the busiest areas in the hospital. Patients are often acute, and it can get chaotic at times. Such a complex environment requires an effective and efficient system to increase staff efficiency and elevate patient safety. Patient and medication scanning has been a continuing issue with the current barcoding process using the in-room scanners and workstations on wheels (WOWs). In reviewing the Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA) weekly audit report, scanner broken and scanner not available are the most frequently used reasons for not scanning patients and medications. Additionally, WOWs can be hard to …