Open AccessPatient safety problems from healthcare information technology in medical imaging
Author(s) -
Tim Schultz,
Natalie Hannaford,
Catherine Mandel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bjr case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2055-7159
DOI - 10.1259/bjrcr.20150107
Subject(s) - panacea (medicine) , workflow , patient safety , health care , harm , health information technology , information technology , medical imaging , medical emergency , healthcare system , business , medicine , computer science , psychology , alternative medicine , radiology , political science , law , social psychology , pathology , database , operating system
Health information technology (HIT) systems have been deployed extensively by healthcare organizations and promoted as a panacea to many of the challenges faced by medical imaging departments, particularly with respect to workflow, efficiency and diagnostic accuracy. This report describes how inadequate planning, integration, training and testing of HIT can impact on patient safety and result in patient harm.