💊 Barcode Medication Administration

SKCore BCMA

Right patient, right medicine, right dose, right route, right time — checked at the bedside.

Bedside barcode scanning of the patient and the medicine against the active order — with an electronic medication record, high-alert double-checks and clear alerts — to prevent medication errors in busy, short-staffed wards.

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Key Capabilities

What SKCore BCMA Does

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Positive Patient Identification

Scan the patient's wristband before every dose. Two identifiers are confirmed on screen, so the medicine reaches the right person.

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Medication Barcode Scan

Scan the barcode on each unit dose — manufacturer GS1 codes or pharmacy-printed labels for repackaged and compounded medicines.

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Five Rights Check

Every scan is checked against the active order: right patient, right medicine, right dose, right route and right time.

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Electronic MAR (eMAR)

Due, overdue, given, held and refused doses in one list per ward and per patient — no handwritten charts to transcribe.

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High-Alert & Chemotherapy Double-Check

A second nurse scans to witness high-alert medicines such as chemotherapy, insulin and heparin. Linked to the 6-gate safety checks in SKCore COMS.

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Alerts & Documented Overrides

Clear warnings for wrong patient, wrong medicine, wrong dose or wrong time. Any override needs a reason and is logged for pharmacy review.

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Low-Cost Devices, Works Offline

Designed for low-cost Android phones and handheld scanners. Scans are saved on the device during network outages and synced when the connection returns.

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Medication Safety Reports

Scan compliance, override rates, missed doses and near-miss reports by ward and shift — ready for quality and NABH reviews.

AI Integration

AI in SKCore BCMA

AI in BCMA never gives a medicine or overrides a check — it helps nurses and pharmacists spot risks earlier. The barcode checks themselves are rule-based and always run.

  • ✓Unusual override pattern detection by ward or shift (advisory)
  • ✓Missed or delayed dose risk alerts for the nurse in charge
  • ✓Look-alike / sound-alike medicine warnings at the point of scan
  • ✓Near-miss trend summaries for the pharmacy and quality team
  • ✓Shift handover summary of pending and held doses
AI Governance Principles
✓Advisory only — AI suggests, clinician decides
✓PHI de-identified before every model call
✓Every suggestion logged and auditable
✓Zero auto-saves without human approval
✓Bias monitoring across all AI outputs
Compliance & Standards

SKCore BCMA — Standards & Frameworks We Design To

GS1 Healthcare BarcodesHL7 FHIR R4 MedicationAdministrationNABH Management of MedicationWHO Medication Without HarmISMP High-Alert MedicationsDPDP Act 2023
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