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General Data Company, Inc.
Patient identification wristbands offers error-free bar code and photo ID
September 24th, 2004
General Data Company, Inc., launched its patent-pending PersonalID Patient Identification Wristbands, designed specifically for error-free bar code and photo identification of patients in hospitals and other healthcare environments. They also provide a means for hospitals and other healthcare providers to greatly improve their patient identification processes to help eliminate errors, reduce costs, enhance patient care, address regulatory requirements, and prevent fraud. According to the Institute of Medicine, up to 98,000 people die in hospitals each year from preventable medical errors. To emphasize the need for improvements, the Joint Commission...
Source: Food & Drug Law Weekly (2004-09-24)
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