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The presentation for Chapter 10, gives several examples of technological fixes for problems. Most of these used the concepts of Reason's Swiss cheese model. If these "fixes" work, why do we still see common errors in clinical settings like wrong medications given or wrong surgery being performed? Need Assignment Help service?
What can we do better with our technology do to help prevent these errors? In the presentation there is discussion regarding both positive and negative impacts for EMRs on workflow. Since we have had EMRs for nearly 20 years, what has the impact been on the clinical workflow? If possible provide examples of either positive or negative aspects. The presentation talks about the Collaborative Alliance of Nursing Outcomes (CALNOC) and the book refers to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI). These are national database tools that can be used to improve care. Give an example of where you think either of these can help improve care and how you would use the data in the tools to do this.