If we want to rein in the costs of the U.S. health-care system — now equal to nearly 18 percent of the nation's gross domestic product — we cannot ignore the fragmented technologies used to help heal and save lives. At first glance, the devices, monitors, electronic health records and machines found in today's hospitals […]
systems integration
Why can’t the ICU be more like a cockpit?
Posted by Peter Pronovost | Designing Safer Systems, Preventing Patient HarmIn the world of patient safety, we’re constantly reinforcing the importance of teamwork and communication, both among clinicians and with patients. That’s because we know that patient harm so often occurs when vital information about a patient’s care is omitted, miscommunicated or ignored. Yet for all we do to improve how humans work together, clinicians […]
Feb 16, 2012 3 comments