Comments on: Fewer unit-dosed, barcode ready drugs from the manufacturer?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:05:07 +0000

@Carla C I agree, Carla. Scanners need to be upgraded to accommodate the more advanced barcodes that we will see in the near future. I’m already starting to see 2-D/2-D Stacked barcodes on a few unit-dosed medications from the manufacturer. It will be interesting to see how quickly this progresses. Healthcare needs a standard.

By: Carla C

Carla C — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:41:40 +0000

I checked with the Talyst Advisory Board and 4 out of 5 DOPs agree that
“seeing unit dose barcoded meds at an all time high”. However, what is problematic is that the scanners currently used for bed-side scanning on administration are needing to be upgraded to more configurable (read expensive) models as manufacturer barcodes are evolving and you have to keep retraining the scanners to read them. We’ll keep an eye on the trend and see if we see something different in the next few months.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:44:10 +0000

Thanks for checking in, Carla. I will let you know as soon as the canister arrives.
Reminder for me: order date April, 27, 2009

By: Carla C

Carla C — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:56:02 +0000

hopefully you will get your cannister sooner if we have it in stock. Let me know how long it actually takes! Awesome article. Thanks for sharing.