Abstract
Alongside all its benefits, the widespread adoption of health care information technology (HIT) is coupled with emerging risks to patient safety. Evidence about patient harms associated with HIT is mounting. Data breach and cyber-crime can also pose risks. Problems with the design, implementation and use of systems give rise to clinical errors. As safety is an emergent system property, it needs to be addressed throughout the life cycle of HIT systems including design, build, implementation, and use. Classification systems help to understand underlying causes of errors and to facilitate timely detection of new problems that can pose threats to patient safety.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Safety of Health IT |
Subtitle of host publication | clinical case studies |
Editors | Abha Agrawal |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer, Springer Nature |
Chapter | 2 |
Pages | 11-23 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319311234 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319311210 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- Adverse event
- Error
- Health information technology
- Human error
- Patient safety
- System failure