Reducing patient identification errors related to glucose point-of-care testing

Reducing patient identification errors related to glucose point-of-care testing

Background: Patient identification (ID) errors in point-of-care testing (POCT) can cause test results to be transferred to the wrong patient′s chart or prevent results from being transmitted and reported. Despite the implementation of patient barcoding and ongoing operator training at our institutio...

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Main Authors: Gaurav Alreja, Namrata Setia, James Nichols, Liron Pantanowitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
Subjects:
Barcode
glucose meter
point-of-care testing
Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=22;epage=22;aulast=Alreja

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http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2011;volume=2;issue=1;spage=22;epage=22;aulast=Alreja

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