Patient Safety in Psychiatry-1.4 Safety-Enhancing Technology

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In this video, the speaker discusses the role of technology and automated systems in enhancing patient safety. They highlight computerized physician order entry (CPOE) as an example of safety-enhancing technology, which can reduce medication errors. The Institute of Medicine states that CPOE could have prevented a significant number of errors. The speaker also mentions the benefits of technology for psychiatrists in outpatient practice, such as scheduling programs and software for medication interactions. However, they caution that there can be unintended consequences, such as errors from hitting the wrong button or autofill processes. The speaker emphasizes the need to consider both human and technological factors when applying technology in healthcare. No credits are mentioned in the video. This summary is 150 words.

Keywords

technology

automated systems

patient safety

computerized physician order entry

medication errors