Bar code scanning has become the de facto system used in retail, as well as many other industries, due to its accuracy, speed and cost-effectiveness. Moreover, it is an approach that provides ...

Despite the ongoing digital transformation of the industry, one older technology that remains an essential part of many modern businesses is bar code scanning, as it provides accurate and speedy ...

Ronald Schneider, B.S.Pharm., M.H.A.; Jonathan Bagby, R.N., M.B.A., M.S.N.; Russ Carlson, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(23):2216-2219. In 1994 ...

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 ...

The Food and Drug Administration, after a year of deliberation (see story), issued a final ruling yesterday that requires pharmaceutical companies to apply bar codes to thousands of prescription and ...

Under the FDA's proposal, bar coding would be required on all prescription drug products, including biological products and vaccines, and on OTC medications that are dispensed pursuant to an order and ...

Clemson University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Few objects in the world are more immediately recognizable than the bar code. After all, bar codes are all around us. They’re on ...