TR-IIS-07-004 Fulltext
Point-of-Care Support for Error-Free Medication Process
J. W. S. Liu, C.
S. Shih, P. H. Tsai, H. C. Yeh, P. C. Hsiu, C. Y. Yu, and W. H. Chang
Technological advances and critical needs have led to a variety of smart devices designed for prevention and reduction of medication errors. The focus of this paper is on devices and tools that support medication administration for this purpose. They include smart medication carts, robots and dispensers for professionals, as well as smart dispensers for naïve users. The paper describes device architectures, interfaces and support environment needed to increase the effectiveness of such devices in prevention of medication errors, as well as missing standards that will enable their integration in medication process tool chains and their wide spread use.
Copyright @ February 2007