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For a common person, a barcode is nothing but horizontally placed, intermittent series of thin and thick black lines with random numbers stacked underneath them. It is hard to not notice them as they are ubiquitous these days. From daily use grocery items to appliances and almost every product that one might comes across, will bear these printed codes. A barcode is a reference number that is used to look for the information about a particular item. These graphical representations actually make it possible for companies and retail stores to improve their efficiency. This is a result of an accurate and fast method of entering data that leads to better inventory management. For example, a person visits an apparel store and buys a shirt. Speaking from his perspective, at the counter, the seller would scan a code attached to the shirt and issue a bill. Full stop. But if one cares for the detail, what actually happened is that the information related to the shirt was looked into with the help of a scanner, computer and of course the barcode. The price, date, manufacturing etc. was referred to in a matter of seconds with the quantity of product subtracted from the store's inventory. So, this helps in keeping the track of the items and also to maintain authenticity of the genuine products. Think if it was done manually, how much time would it take to check and cross check? The healthcare system is also utilizing the benefits of this technology. Barcode management system's application can be seen in different forms-inventory management, validation, tracking, patient care and more. Its major impact reflects on the patient care as they help in reducing errors related to treatment or identifying them beforehand. A patient wears a bracelet with barcode that helps the caregiver in identifying and keeping a track of him/her. This enables a healthcare facility to keep a real-time track of each patient individually right from the point of admission till discharge. This in combination with the hospital information management system can vastly improve the overall efficiency, productivity and administration of a hospital. It will eliminate unnecessary wastages of resources and money by keeping a check on their utilization. Yasasii is a comprehensive Hospital management Information software designed for all types of healthcare facilities in different settings providing user-friendly interface designed by highly experienced and leading software architects. The simplicity of barcode management system usage in turn helps in unraveling the complexities of daily operations and eliminating the usage of paper. The ease of use coupled with Decision Support System and Knowledge Management System simplify and reduce the work of healthcare providers, improve work flow, minimizing clinical errors, plugging leakages and increasing overall staff productivity.
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