Barcode patient

The nurse scans the wristband barcode to make sure it matched information on his medication and on her computer screen.

Wayne Memorial’s new Bedside Medication Verification (BMV) program officially launched this month. BMV supports the “Five Rights” of Medication Management: Right Patient, Right Medication, Right Dosage, Right Route, and Right Time. Caregivers scan the patient’s wristband barcode and then scan the code on the medication to be administered to correctly identify that the right medication at the right dose is being given to the right patient at the right time and by the right route (intravenous, oral, etc). 

 “This is a real milestone for Wayne Memorial,” said David Hoff, Chief Executive Officer. “BMV is one of the most important steps we’ve ever taken for patient safety.”    

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