Habli, Ibrahim orcid.org/0000-0003-2736-8238, Jia, Yan, White, Sean Paul et al. (4 more authors) (2019) Development and piloting of a software tool to facilitate proactive hazard and risk analysis of Health Information Technology. Health informatics journal. ISSN 1460-4582
Abstract
Health Information Technology is now widely promoted as a means for improving patient safety. The technology could also, under certain conditions, pose hazards to patient safety. However, current definitions of hazards are generic and hard to interpret, particularly for large Health Information Technology in complex socio-technical settings, that is, involving interacting clinical, organisational and technological factors. In this article, we develop a new conceptualisation for the notion of hazards and implement this conceptualisation in a tool-supported methodology called the Safety Modelling, Assurance and Reporting Toolset (SMART). Safety Modelling, Assurance and Reporting Toolset aims to support clinicians and engineers in performing hazard identification and risk analysis and producing a safety case for Health Information Technology. Through a pilot study, we used and examined Safety Modelling, Assurance and Reporting Toolset for developing a safety case for electronic prescribing in three acute hospitals. Our results demonstrate the ability of Safety Modelling, Assurance and Reporting Toolset to ensure that the safety evidence is generated based on explicit traceability between the clinical models and Health Information Technology functionality. They also highlight challenges concerning identifying hazards in a consistent way, with clear impact on patient safety in order to facilitate clinically meaningful risk analysis.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2019. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
Keywords: | electronic prescribing,hazards,HEALTH INFORMATION,PATIENT SAFETY,RISKS |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Computer Science (York) The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Electronic Engineering (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2019 14:20 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 16:11 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1460458219852789 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/1460458219852789 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:153415 |