From Codabar to ISBT 128: Implementing Barcode Technology in Blood BankAutomation System

Author

Li, Bing-Nan ; Dong, Ming-Chui ; Vai, Mang I.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Taipa

fYear

2006

Firstpage

542

Lastpage

545

Abstract

Barcode technology has been widely employed in medicine and healthcare industry. In this paper, it firstly introduces the application of barcode technology in information automation system oriented to blood banks and other transfusion facilities. In the following, the label paradigm of Codabar in Macao Blood Transfusion Center (CTS-Macau) is examined through the comparison with ISBT 128, an international barcode and labeling standard for blood and blood products. And then, it tries to exemplify the supersedure of Codabar by ISBT 128 via the implementation of barcode labeling system at CTS-Macau. This paper is intended to serve as a reference of implementing barcode technology in blood bank automation system

Keywords

bar codes; blood; health care; medical computing; Codabar; ISBT 128; barcode labeling system; barcode technology; blood bank automation system; healthcare industry; information automation system; medicine; transfusion facilities; Automation; Biomedical engineering; Blood; Computer errors; Data processing; Guidelines; Information processing; Labeling; Space technology; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the

Conference_Location

Shanghai

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8741-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616468

Filename

1616468