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When systems fail: Improving care through technology can create risk
Author(s) -
Bagalio Sharon A.
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.5600270404
Subject(s) - business , liability , malpractice , medical malpractice , risk analysis (engineering) , revenue , productivity , patient safety , negotiation , risk management , medical emergency , reimbursement , operations management , health care , medicine , finance , economics , economic growth , political science , law , macroeconomics
Emerging medical technology is transforming the care of the modern‐day patient. Hospital performance and patient safety is improving, lowering professional liability and medical malpractice costs. This advanced technology affects not only diagnosis and treatment but also hospital productivity and revenue. However, it also exposes hospitals and medical personnel to a number of unforeseeable risks. This article examines ongoing efforts to improve patient safety through the use of technology, automation and complex systems operations. It discusses the importance of skilled negotiation when vying for technology contracts and the value of maintaining a reliable data center to support it. Technology risk exposure is now a reality. A hospital needs to know how to protect itself from cyber liability, business interruption, and data loss and theft by ensuring that there is adequate coverage.