Practice rePorts Bar-code-assisted medication administration
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Pieter J. Helmons, PHarm.D., is Pharmacoeconomics Specialist, Department of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center, San Diego; at the time of this study he was a Postdoctoral Fellow, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, La Jolla. linDsay n. Wargel, PHarm.D., is Clinical Pharmacist, UCSD Medical Center; at the time of this study she was Postgraduate Year 1 Resident, Department of Pharmacy, UCSD Medical Center. CHarles e. Daniels, PH.D., is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and PharmacistIn-Chief, Department of Pharmacy, UCSD Medical Center. Address correspondence to Dr. Helmons at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, 200 West Arbor Drive, Mail Code 8765, San Diego, CA 92103-8765 ([email protected]). The assistance of Evelyn Hoevatanakul, Pharm.D., Kimberly Lam, Pharm.D., Sanaz Farhadian, Pharm.D., Sharon Siu, Pharm.D., Vivian Luo, Pharm.D., and Warren Tong, Pharm.D., who performed a large number of the observations, is acknowledged. Also, this study would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of the nurse managers and nursing staff to improve medication safety on the units participating in this study. The authors have declared no potential conflicts of interest.
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