Bar coding is no small undertaking. With medication administration being the most expensive and demanding component of an overarching initiative, other simpler and less expensive bar-code point-of-care (BPOC) applications might be considered first. These should be easier to slip into your hospital’s budget and once in, should in turn contribute to making room for medication applications.

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