title: Bar coding at the bedside. New England hospital implements an automated point-of-care medication administration system to reduce medication errors and their associated complications.
authors.affiliation: North Adams Regional Hospital, North Adams, Mass., USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kester
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D008404:Massachusetts; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D018511:Systems Integration