Biometric palm vein authentication of psychiatric patients for reducing in-hospital medication errors: a pre-post observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate a biometric palm vein authentication system to prevent medication administration errors in psychiatric hospitals.

Design

This is a pre-post observational study.

Setting

Conventionally, the medication was distributed after a double check. We developed and introduced a new medication administration cart in two psychiatric hospitals in Japan, in which each patient-specific drug box had to be electronically opened only by palm vein authentication.

Participants

A total of 3444 and 3523 patients were present 18 months before and after introducing the cart, respectively. Of the 212 nurses recruited, 28 were excluded due to a lack of experience with the conventional medication administration system and incomplete questionnaires.<

SUBMITTER: Sawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058808 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature