BPOC Time-Motion Study Results

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, conducted a time-motion study in a hospital that recently implemented barcode medication administration (BCMA) technology. They found that the BCMA system did NOT increase the amount of time nurses spend on medication administration activities, and did NOT compromise the amount of time nurses spent on direct care of patients. The results should help to allay concerns regarding the impact of BCMA on nursing workflow.

Has anyone else conducted time-motion studies in your facilities? What have been your results?

BTW: Anne Bane, one of the Brigham and Women's researchers will join us at The unSUMMIT in May to share their findings regarding nurse satisfaction with their BPOC system.

Source: Poon EG, Keohane C, Featherstone E, Hays B, Dervan A, Woolf S, Hayes J, Bane A, Newmark LP, Gandhi TK. Impact of barcode medication administration technology on how nurses spend their time on clinical care.AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2006