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A proposed partnership for investigating device‐related accidents
Author(s) -
Shepherd Marvin,
Dreps Douglas,
Hyndman Bruce
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of healthcare risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2040-0861
pISSN - 1074-4797
DOI - 10.1002/jhrm.5600270104
Subject(s) - general partnership , health care , information sharing , business , quality (philosophy) , event (particle physics) , healthcare delivery , patient safety , risk management , medical emergency , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , computer science , medicine , engineering , finance , philosophy , physics , epistemology , quantum mechanics , world wide web , economics , economic growth
The quality of a device‐related, accident investigation is largely determined by the clinical and technical data available to the investigators. After an event, traditional legal conflicts have tended to prevent full information sharing between the manufacturer and the risk manager of the healthcare facility. We propose that, under the guidance of a risk manager, a healthcare clinical engineer partner with an engineer from the manufacturer and each partner provide maximum information and focused attention on the investigation. The synergy of the partnership should provide a more effective investigation and an increased patient safety in the healthcare delivery system.