SAFETY OF HEALTH IT. CLINICAL CASE STUDIES

SAFETY OF HEALTH IT. CLINICAL CASE STUDIES

Editorial:
SPRINGER
Año de edición:
ISBN:
978-3-319-31121-0
Páginas:
257
N. de edición:
1
Idioma:
Inglés
Ilustraciones:
45
Disponibilidad:
Disponible en 2-3 semanas

Descuento:

-5%

Antes:

114,39 €

Despues:

108,67 €

1. First Do No Harm: An Overview of HIT and Patient Safety
2. An Overview of HIT-Related Errors
3. Errors Related to CPOE
4. Errors Related to Alert Fatigue
5. Errors Related to Bar Code-Assisted Medication Administration
6. Errors Related to Outpatient E-Prescribing
7. Errors Related to Alarms and Monitors
8. Errors Related to Personal Mobile Technology
9. Improving Clinical Documentation Integrity
10. EHR and Physician–Patient Communication
11. Patient Identification Errors and HIT: Friend or Foe?
12. Errors Related to Health Information Exchange
13. Safety Considerations in Radiation Therapy
14. Safety Considerations in Pediatric Informatics
15. Safety Considerations in Ambulatory Care Informatics
16. HIT and Medical Liability Risks
17. Improving HIT Safety Through Enterprise Risk Management
18. Managing HIT Contract Process for Patient Safety
19. Improving Safety of Medical Device Use Through Training

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.

Features
• Features the unintended consequences of health information technologies (HIT) and how to ensure safety of the patient
• Offers the full impact of implementation errors with preventative solutions
• Provides best HIT practices for healthcare professionals within multiple clinical settings

Author
Abha Agrawal, MD, FACPChief Clinical Operations OfficerIKS Health, New York, NY