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Article: Using bar codes in the lab.(Massachusetts General Hospital, TriCore Reference Laboratories )

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Medical Laboratory Observer
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August 1, 2006
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Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston and TriCore Reference Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM, are among a growing number of hospitals and laboratories implementing bar-code solutions to help improve lab workflow, reduce lab errors, and improve patient safety.

This trend has been supported by a number of industry initiatives and regulations, including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the College of American Pathologists, and the University Health Systems Consortium (UHC) Bar-Coding Task Force, which in 2005 released its recommendations for the adoption of bar codes at point-of-care technology.

MGH has approached ...

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