TY - JOUR
T1 - Technological iatrogenesis
T2 - new risks force heightened management awareness
AU - Palmieri, Patrick A.
AU - Peterson, Lori T.
AU - Ford, Eric W.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Iatrogenesis is a term typically reserved to express the state of ill health or the adverse outcome resulting from a medical intervention, or lack thereof. Three types of iatrogenesis are described in the literature: clinical, social and cultural. This paper introduces a fourth type, technological iatrogenesis, or emerging errors stimulated by the infusion of technological innovations into complex healthcare systems. While health information technologies (HIT) have helped to make healthcare safer, this has also produced contemporary varieties of iatrogenic errors and events. The potential pitfalls of technological innovations and risk management solutions to address these concerns are discussed. Specifically, failure mode effect analysis and root cause analysis are discussed as opportunities for risk managers to prevent problems and avert errors from becoming sentinel events.
AB - Iatrogenesis is a term typically reserved to express the state of ill health or the adverse outcome resulting from a medical intervention, or lack thereof. Three types of iatrogenesis are described in the literature: clinical, social and cultural. This paper introduces a fourth type, technological iatrogenesis, or emerging errors stimulated by the infusion of technological innovations into complex healthcare systems. While health information technologies (HIT) have helped to make healthcare safer, this has also produced contemporary varieties of iatrogenic errors and events. The potential pitfalls of technological innovations and risk management solutions to address these concerns are discussed. Specifically, failure mode effect analysis and root cause analysis are discussed as opportunities for risk managers to prevent problems and avert errors from becoming sentinel events.
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U2 - 10.1002/jhrm.5600270405
DO - 10.1002/jhrm.5600270405
M3 - Article
C2 - 20200891
AN - SCOPUS:49149126840
SN - 1074-4797
VL - 27
SP - 19
EP - 24
JO - Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
JF - Journal of healthcare risk management : the journal of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management
IS - 4
ER -