Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care - Couverture souple

Institute Of Medicine; Board On Health Care Services; Committee On Patient Safety And Health Information Technology

 
9780309221122: Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care
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ISBN 10 : 0309221129 ISBN 13 : 9780309221122
Editeur : National Academies Press, 2012

Synopsis

The Institute of Medicine s 1999 landmark study To Err Is Human estimated that between 44,000 and 98,000 lives are lost every year due to medical errors. This call to action led to a number of efforts to reduce errors and provide safe and effective health care. Information technology (IT) has been identified as a way to enhance the safety and effectiveness of care. By design and proper application, health IT can be a positive transformative force for delivering safe health care, particularly with computerised prescriptions and medication safety. However, if it is designed and applied inappropriately, health IT can add an additional layer of complexity to the already complicated delivery of health care. Poorly designed health IT can introduce risks that may lead to unsafe conditions, serious injury, or even death. Unsuccessful human computer interactions could result in wrong dosing decisions and wrong diagnoses. Safe implementation of health IT is a complex, dynamic process that requires a shared responsibility between vendors and health care organizations. Health IT and Patient Safety makes recommendations for developing a framework for patient safety and health IT. The book focuses on finding ways to mitigate the risks of health IT assisted care and identifies areas of concern to better position the nation to realise the potential benefits of health IT. Health IT and Patient Safety is both comprehensive and specific in terms of recommended options and opportunities for public and private interventions that may improve the safety of care that incorporates the use of health IT. The book will be of interest to the health IT industry, health care providers and other users of health IT, and patient advocacy groups.

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The Institute of Medicine s 1999 landmark study To Err Is Human estimated that between 44,000 and 98,000 lives are lost every year due to medical errors. This call to action led to a number of efforts to reduce errors and provide safe and effective health care. Information technology (IT) has been identified as a way to enhance the safety and effectiveness of care. By design and proper application, health IT can be a positive transformative force for delivering safe health care, particularly with computerised prescriptions and medication safety. However, if it is designed and applied inappropriately, health IT can add an additional layer of complexity to the already complicated delivery of health care. Poorly designed health IT can introduce risks that may lead to unsafe conditions, serious injury, or even death. Unsuccessful human computer interactions could result in wrong dosing decisions and wrong diagnoses. Safe implementation of health IT is a complex, dynamic process that requires a shared responsibility between vendors and health care organizations. Health IT and Patient Safety makes recommendations for developing a framework for patient safety and health IT. The book focuses on finding ways to mitigate the risks of health IT assisted care and identifies areas of concern to better position the nation to realise the potential benefits of health IT. Health IT and Patient Safety is both comprehensive and specific in terms of recommended options and opportunities for public and private interventions that may improve the safety of care that incorporates the use of health IT. The book will be of interest to the health IT industry, health care providers and other users of health IT, and patient advocacy groups.

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Éditeur
National Academies Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0309221129
ISBN 13 
9780309221122
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
234
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0309222028 ISBN 13 :  9780309222020
Editeur : National Academies Press, 2012
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