The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 152, Issue 2 , Pages 219-224, February 2008

Computer-Assisted Bar-Coding System Significantly Reduces Clinical Laboratory Specimen Identification Errors in a Pediatric Oncology Hospital

  • Randall T. Hayden, MD

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    • Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Randall T. Hayden, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 332 N Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38105.
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  • Donna J. Patterson, MHA, MT(ASCP)SLS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Dennis W. Jay, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Carl Cross, EdD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Quality Assurance, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Pamela Dotson, RN, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Robert E. Possel, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Informatics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Deo Kumar Srivastava, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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  • Joseph Mirro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Administration, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
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  • Jerry L. Shenep, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Informatics, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Received 10 May 2007; received in revised form 9 July 2007; accepted 14 August 2007. published online 26 October 2007.

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 Conducted as part of a patient care quality improvement initiative and therefore supported by institutional funds. Supported in part by the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities.

PII: S0022-3476(07)00777-9

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2007.08.021

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