Industry Resources

Bar Code Medication Administration -
        BCMA
        BCMA 2007
        BCMA Best Practices

Phthalates - Health Safety Code relating to Product Safety - Preventing use of
                       Phthalates in children products - Effective January 1, 2009

Patient Identification: Producing a Better Barcoded Wristband

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

American Hospital Association (AHA) - Quality and Patient Safety

Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Bar Code Regulations

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - Bar Code Implementation Guide

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)

Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)

Joint Commission Resources (JCR)

National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)

American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

National Association of Health Information Technology (NAHIT)

Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM)

American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)

American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM)

CIMIT Innovative Technology for Medicine

Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA)

National Association of Healthcare Access Managers (NAHAM)

Use of Color-Coded Patient Wristbands Creates Unnecessary Risks (PA-PSRS)