New tools for high reliability healthcare

New tools for high reliability healthcare.

To cite: Shabot MM. BMJ Qual Saf 2015;24:423–424. Both lay and scientific literature confirm that preventable medical errors remain a major source of morbidity and mortality in US hospitals, responsible for upwards of 400 000 hospital deaths per year. Over the past decade, Patel and colleagues have carefully documented the reasons medical errors occur, with special appreciation for the role of ...

The power of zero: steps toward high reliability healthcare.

Healthcare Performance Improvement and High Reliability: A Best Practice Methodology

High Reliability and Informatics Tools: PKC Software in Primary Care

Growing concern about patient safety and healthcare quality has led some to borrow principles of reliability from industries with exceptional records of safety and reliability. Enhancing the quality of clinical decisions is fundamental to quality improvement. This paper argues that commitment to reliability enables the effective deployment of informatics tools that are, in turn, essential for e...

New High-Rate UWB Scheme for WBAN-Based Healthcare Systems

Given the emphasis on increasing wireless network usage for healthcare application, e.g., Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN), the need for high-rate physical layer has become a genuine concern from research and industrial community. The use of the Ultra-Wideband (UWB) is looking especially bright for such systems given its lower energy consumption and performances towards frequency-selective cha...