Title :
From Codabar to ISBT 128: Implementing Barcode Technology in Blood BankAutomation System
Author :
Li, Bing-Nan ; Dong, Ming-Chui ; Vai, Mang I.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Syst. & Comput. Eng., Taipa
Abstract :
Barcode technology has been widely employed in medicine and healthcare industry. In this paper, it firstly introduces the application of barcode technology in information automation system oriented to blood banks and other transfusion facilities. In the following, the label paradigm of Codabar in Macao Blood Transfusion Center (CTS-Macau) is examined through the comparison with ISBT 128, an international barcode and labeling standard for blood and blood products. And then, it tries to exemplify the supersedure of Codabar by ISBT 128 via the implementation of barcode labeling system at CTS-Macau. This paper is intended to serve as a reference of implementing barcode technology in blood bank automation system
Keywords :
bar codes; blood; health care; medical computing; Codabar; ISBT 128; barcode labeling system; barcode technology; blood bank automation system; healthcare industry; information automation system; medicine; transfusion facilities; Automation; Biomedical engineering; Blood; Computer errors; Data processing; Guidelines; Information processing; Labeling; Space technology; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1616468
