Patient Safety

Applying the Theory of Disruptive Innovation to Patient Safety

The triple crisis in healthcare necessitates accelerated innovation to develop and adopt solutions. Under the status quo it is estimated that about 440,000 individuals die each year due of a breach in patient safety - either systemic or from human factors. Innovation holds the potential to improve patient saftey in all areas. This presentation identifies how disruptive...

Cybersecurity and Fraud Risk to Patients and Caregivers: A New Patient Safety Issue

Despite little evidence to date of direct harm to patients from the exploitation of cyber vulnerabilities, cybersecurity is nevertheless a patient safety consideration that will require increased attention in the coming years. It's an exploding issue and a serious patient safety concern. ECRI has already identified it as one of the top ten safety threats. In this interview, John...

Healthcare Acquired Infections: Learning from Ebola and HAI Outbreaks

 

During the height of the Ebola epidemic the CDC developed a tiered approach to the types of hospitals and the roles that they would play in responding to the Ebola epidemic. Lessons learned from the Ebola response can help healthcare organizations respond to existing and prepare for emerging threats.