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The rising frequency of IT blackouts indicates the increasing relevance of IT emergency concepts to ensure patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

The rising frequency of IT blackouts indicates the increasing relevance of IT emergency concepts to ensure patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network
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  • Published November 2016

The rising frequency of IT blackouts indicates the increasing relevance of IT emergency concepts to ensure patient safety.

    Given the dependence of clinical processes on health information technology (IT), potential risks resulting from inability to access those systems are a significant safety concern. This review discusses ways to protect against large-scale failures of health IT systems and categorizes the types of failures that can occur. The authors suggest that a culture of safetycan facilitate learning and improvement across the industry.






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