Safer Patient Care: Automated Medication Verification Solutions for Hospitals and Clinics

Symbol Technologies, December 29, 2003

Hospitals and healthcare clinics throughout the world strive to reduce the possibility of error from medications delivered at the point of care by nursing personnel. The number of preventable deaths from adverse drug events (ADE) hovers in the thousands each year. This is further complicated by the current nursing shortage and the lack of adequate technology at the point of care, which adds to the risk of an unsuccessful patient outcome. Creating an error-free environment is mission critical to both safeguard patient health and protect the five rights of medication administration. Symbol Technologies
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