Properly implemented medication technology has the potential to moderate these costs. Barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA) has been shown to reduce medication administration errors by up to 54-86%. BCMA, together with the computerized electronic order entry of the prescriber and the electronic drug administration record, closes a technological cycle that extends from the transmission of the order to the administration of the drug at the patient's bedside (Strykowski, Hadsall, Sawchyn, VanSickle , Niznick,