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Making healthcare safer by understanding, designing and buying better IT
H. Thimbleby,
A. Lewis,
J. Williams,
Harold Thimbleby 
Clinical Medicine, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 258 - 262
Swansea University Author:
Harold Thimbleby
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DOI (Published version): 10.7861/clinmedicine.15-3-258
Abstract
When nobody or nothing notices an error, it may turn into patient harm. We show that medical devices ignore many errors, and therefore do not adequately support patient safety. In addition to preventable patient harm, errors may be reported ignoring potential flaws in medical device design, and fron...
| Published in: | Clinical Medicine |
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| ISSN: | 1470-2118 1473-4893 |
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2015
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26038 |
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When nobody or nothing notices an error, it may turn into patient harm. We show that medical devices ignore many errors, and therefore do not adequately support patient safety. In addition to preventable patient harm, errors may be reported ignoring potential flaws in medical device design, and front line staff may be inappropriately blamed. We present some suggestions to improve reporting and the procurement of hospital equipment. |
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3 |
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258 |
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262 |