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 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. Chapter 1 ? First Do No Harm: An Overview Of Hit And Patient Safety -- Chapter 2 ? An Overview Of Hit-related Errors -- Section I: Errors Related To Various Types Of Health Information Technologies -- Chapter 3 ? Errors Related To Cpoe -- Chapter 4 ? Errors Related To Alert Fatigue -- Chapter 5 ? Unintended Consequences Of Bar-code Assisted Medication Administration -- Chapter 6 ? Errors Related To Outpatient E-prescribing -- Chapter 7 ? Errors Related To Alarms And Monitors -- Chapter 8 ? Errors Related To Personal Mobile Technology -- Section Ii: Health Information Technology Implementation Issues -- Chapter 9 ? Improving Clinical Documentation Integrity. Chapter 10 ? Ehr And Physician-patient Communication -- Chapter 11 ? Patient Identification Errors And Hit: Friend Or Foe? -- Chapter 12 ? Errors Related To Health Information Exchange -- Section Iii: Specialty Considerations -- Chapter 13 ? Safety Considerations In Radiation Therapy -- Chapter 14 ? Safety Considerations In Pediatric Informatics -- Chapter 15 ? Safety Considerations In Ambulatory Care Informatics -- Section Iv: Organizational Considerations -- Chapter 16 ? Health Information Technology And Medical Liability Risks -- Chapter 17 ? Improving Safety Through Enterprise Risk Management -- Chapter 18 ? Managing Hit Contract Process For Patient Safety. Chapter 19 ? Improving Safety Of Medical Device Use Through Training. Abha Agrawal, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 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