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MAR Patient Not Scanned Override Reasons
A bar graph shows the override reasons why MAR Medication was not scanned. The reasons are listed in descending order. Reasons and number are listed followed by percentage of total 4 month actions.
- Late documentation: (6764) 5.2%
- Hold: (2964) 2.5%
- Patient not available/sleeping: (2843) 2.5%
- Damaged barcode: (1198) 1%
- Shift total: (770) .8%
- Unidentified barcode: (763) .8%
- Pend stop: (352) <0.5%
- MD order: (243) <0.5%
- Error: (127) <0.5%
- No patient wristband: (42) <0.5%
- Medication removal/patches: (25) <0.5%
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