Information technologies and patient safety

Advances in health information technology provide significant opportunities for improvements in surgical patient safety. The adoption and use of electronic health records can enhance communication along the surgical spectrum of care. Bar coding and radiofrequency identification technology are strate...

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Published inThe Surgical clinics of North America Vol. 92; no. 1; p. 79
Main Authors Ellner, Scott J, Joyner, Paul W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2012
Subjects
Automatic Data Processing
Electronic Health Records
Foreign Bodies - prevention & control
Humans
Interdisciplinary Communication
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Medical Informatics
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient Identification Systems
Patient Safety
Perioperative Care - standards
Quality Assurance, Health Care - organization & administration
Surgical Sponges
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Summary:Advances in health information technology provide significant opportunities for improvements in surgical patient safety. The adoption and use of electronic health records can enhance communication along the surgical spectrum of care. Bar coding and radiofrequency identification technology are strategies to prevent retained surgical sponges and for tracking the operating room supply chain. Computerized intraoperative monitoring systems can improve the performance of the operating room team. Automated data registries collect patient information to be analyzed and used for surgical quality improvement.
ISSN:1558-3171
DOI:10.1016/j.suc.2011.11.002