Medication Safety & Technology

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of medication safety technology used in healthcare today, including barcode medication administration, computerized provider order entry, automated dispensing cabinets, infusion smart pumps, clinical decision support, robots and IV workflow technology. Discussions will surround the function and purpose of the technology, how it improves safety, how people circumvent the safety features, and real-world medication events that occurred while using the technology.