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WRITTEN VERSUS PRINTED PATIENT IDENTIFICATION

ILLEGIBILITY can be caused by poor handwriting

This causes MISIDENTIFICATION

€21.5 BILLION was wasted by some nations due to errors

Improper identification WASTES TIME

It puts PATIENT SAFETY at risk

And can cause DEATH in some cases

99.9% of all medication administration errors can be prevented using barcode scanning

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