Figure 4

Medication Orders Matched Electronically

The average percentage of medication orders matched electronically by each method for each benchmark group.

	All Respondents	Most Wired	Least Wired	Tech Leaders	IT Quality Leaders
Bar code or RFID matching of drug to patient and order at the bedside	3%	5%	1%	2%	8%
Bar code or RFID matching of drug to patient, order and nurse at the bedside	11	18	0	9	33
Patient and user ID keyed into automated dispensing device at the bedside	1	2	0	1	3
Patient and user ID keyed into automated dispensing device away from the bedside	43	56	31	64	45
Medication not electronically matched	42	19	68	24	11
Total medication orders	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%

Source: 2005 Hospitals & Health Networks' Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study

This article 1st appeared in the July 2005 issue of HHN Magazine.

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