Title :
Application of bar codes to enhance a clinical engineering service system
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., State Univ., of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
A mainframe and PC-linked system for equipment management has been augmented with a bar code reader and laser printer to improve service documentation. The bar coding methods were coupled with changes in service coding procedures to include use of predetermined service codes. The hardware and procedural changes resulted in data collection that was faster, more accurate, and of greater management value.<>
Keywords :
bar codes; biomedical engineering; medical administrative data processing; bar codes; clinical engineering service system; equipment management; hardware; laser printer; mainframe-PC linked system; procedural changes; service documentation;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95075
