How do you print a bar code on a label that is less than 1/8th of an inch high? Here's a simple tip for solving that problem. The label shown in … [Read more...]
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Food Packaging and the FSMA
Lot and date information embedded in bar codesThe Food Safety Modernization Act that was signed into law in January 2011 made major changes regarding … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Food & Packaging, Ideas Tagged With: bar code, fda, food safety, Food Safety Modernization Act, packaging
No More Boring Bar Codes
I recently came across this post from our friends at Zebra Technologies about so-called vanity bar codes. To make packaging more enticing to … [Read more...]
Bar Codes Reduce Specimen Mislabeling
Specimen collection in today's healthcare facilities may seem routine. Specialized skills, advanced equipment, and technological advances … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Healthcare, Ideas Tagged With: bar code, lab labels, specimen labels
Bar Codes Shown to Prevent Medication Errors
A study published back in November 2010 in the Oncology Pharmacist proves what we at Winco ID have know all along - bar codes are an effective … [Read more...]
Filed Under: News Tagged With: bar code, computerized physician ordering, eMAR
Making Healthcare Better Through Automation
As reported in Healthcare IT News, the health care industry lags behind other industries when it comes to automation using bar code technology. This … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: bar code, EHR, patient ID, patient safety, wristbands
Is Wireless Printing Right For You?
You might think your label printing is as efficient as it will ever be, but if your thermal printers are still connected via cables, then you may not … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Ideas Tagged With: bar code, RFID, wireless printers
