Safety of Health IT: Clinical Case Studies

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
First Do No Harm: An Overview of HIT and Patient Safety....Pages 1-9
An Overview of HIT-Related Errors....Pages 11-23
Front Matter....Pages 25-25
Errors Related to CPOE....Pages 27-39
Errors Related to Alert Fatigue....Pages 41-54
Errors Related to Bar Code-Assisted Medication Administration....Pages 55-67
Errors Related to Outpatient E-Prescribing....Pages 69-79
Errors Related to Alarms and Monitors....Pages 81-98
Errors Related to Personal Mobile Technology....Pages 99-115
Front Matter....Pages 117-117
Improving Clinical Documentation Integrity....Pages 119-128
EHR and Physician–Patient Communication....Pages 129-141
Patient Identification Errors and HIT: Friend or Foe?....Pages 143-152
Errors Related to Health Information Exchange....Pages 153-165
Front Matter....Pages 167-167
Safety Considerations in Radiation Therapy....Pages 169-177
Safety Considerations in Pediatric Informatics....Pages 179-189
Safety Considerations in Ambulatory Care Informatics....Pages 191-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
HIT and Medical Liability Risks....Pages 209-218
Improving HIT Safety Through Enterprise Risk Management....Pages 219-228
Managing HIT Contract Process for Patient Safety....Pages 229-239
Improving Safety of Medical Device Use Through Training....Pages 241-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-257