Table 5.
Rates of compliance with patient identification and electronic signing of administered medication before and after the implementation of central automated unit dose dispensing and barcode-assisted medication administration
| Pre-intervention N = 1490 | Post-intervention N = 1630 | |
|---|---|---|
| Procedures | Rate, n (% of N) | Rate, n (% of N) |
| Patient identification | ||
| By barcode scanning | ||
| Yes | 124 (8.3) | 221 (13.6) |
| No | 1251 (84.0) | 1300 (79.8) |
| Unknown | 115 (7.7) | 109 (6.7) |
| Signing of administered medication | ||
| Signed in eMAR | ||
| Yes | 1418 (95.2) | 1575 (96.6) |
| No | 71 (4.8) | 55 (3.4) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.1) | 0 |
| By barcode scanning | ||
| Yes | Not applicable | 911 (55.9) |
| No | Not applicable | 664 (40.7) |
eMAR, electronic medication administration record.