When it comes to choosing the right barcode medication administration system, industry experts advise prospective customers to take a close look at what electronic medical record they select. "You ...

If you plan to run a very small store, sometimes called a "mom and pop" shop, you can probably hand-enter pricing information when ringing up a customer's order. For a larger scale operation, however, ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...

If your business has a lot of stock to oversee, scanning and managing barcodes can be a quick way to keep tabs on inventory and re-order the precise items you need. However, implementing a full ...

The Positive Patient Identification (PPID) process is similar to the bar code scanning system in grocery stores. When a patient is admitted, the wristband he or she is given contains an identifying ...

Barcode scanners are an essential product for any retail merchant. This allows store owners and sellers to identify their products and quickly get a bill generated. While barcode scanners have existed ...

In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (BCPOC) technology to positively impact medication ...

The concept of the barcode — an alphabet made up of thick and thin bars — came into being in the 1950s. It took another quarter of a century for one to be printed on product packaging and scanned.

The summer of 1974 produced two historical events — the resignation of President Nixon as a result of the Watergate scandal, and the debut of bar-code scanning at three supermarkets. Marsh ...