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Safety of Health IT : Clinical Case Studies /

This practical text provides an overview of the adverse consequences of health information technology (HIT) and its impact on patient safety. Specific cases of errors and risks related to various types of HIT are featured along with best practices for patient safety, workflows and organizational sta...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Agrawal, Abha (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This practical text provides an overview of the adverse consequences of health information technology (HIT) and its impact on patient safety. Specific cases of errors and risks related to various types of HIT are featured along with best practices for patient safety, workflows and organizational standards. The full impact of these challenges with meaningful solutions are openly examined. Written from a clinical perspective, healthcare professionals within multiple settings will find this timely book an invaluable resource to this essential and bourgeoning technology.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (XII, 257 pages 45 illustrations, 36 illustrations in color.) : online resource
Bibliografía:ReferencesPart I: Errors Related to Various Types of Health Information Technologies; Chapter 3: Errors Related toÈCPOE; Introduction; Case Study; Clinical Summary; Analysis; Solutions; Consumers; Vendors andÏnstitutional Developers; Discussion; Key Lessons Learned; References; Chapter 4: Errors Related toÄlert Fatigue; Introduction; Case Study 1: International Normalized Ratio (INR) Overshoot; Clinical Summary; Analysis; What Happened?; Why Did It Happen?; Lack ofÈKnowledge; Severity Unclear fromÄlert Text; Severity Rating Similar; Severity Unclear fromÄlert Pop-Up.
ISBN:9783319311234
3319311239