What does BCMA stand for?

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Critical Care Team Doctors Hospital Ohio Health, Columbus, OH During 2005, the critical care team faced many challenges, including participating in the OhioHealth Critical Care Fellowship Program and implementing a bar code medication administration system, an intensivist program and an eICU.

She is currently working to determine the hard return on investment (ROI) gained by implementing a Bar Code Medication Administration system in a major healthcare facility.

The solution also streams information flow between the widely deployed Horizon Admin-Rx bar code medication administration solution and AcuDose-Rx automated medication dispensing cabinets.

Eclipsys' Sunrise Medication Management solutions--Sunrise Pharmacy[TM], bar code medication administration and reconciliation, which are tightly integrated with Eclipsys' market-leading computerized physician order entry solution (CPOE)--enable healthcare organizations to streamline workflow and enhance efficiency in medication verification and delivery, while reducing the potential for medication errors.

By 1999, bar code medication administration (BCMA) technology was deployed in virtually all VA facilities.

Key features for the Medication Expansion Pack include: * Multiple drawer sizes and configurations to meet user and unit specific needs * Patent-pending drawer system allows on-the-go customization for changing patient ratios * Advanced keyless entry system with wireless PIN code management * Automatic drawer lock "time-out" for maximum security * Accommodations for most bar code scanners "This system is particularly well-suited for bedside documentation, bar code medication administration and cart fill or cabinet-based medication delivery," added Chochinov.

The first phase of the CCDH project equipped the hospital's 400 physicians and 500 staff members with the bulk of OpenVista functionality, including Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA).

Near Miss Archiving: During Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA), Misys CPR now records when the user cancels an attempted administration after receiving "five rights" clinical alerts.