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Content ArticleThe Operating Room Black Box (OR Black Box) is a system that collects, stores and analyses a large amount of data from the operating room beyond just surgical video, such as video and audio of the operating room and patient physiology data. In this episode of the Behind the Knife podcast, Dr. Teodor Grantcharov, one of the creators of the OR Black Box, talks about how the technology can be used to enhance surgical training. Using the system for feedback through self-directed review, coaching and integrated AI analysis has changed the way we can learn and teach in surgery, and may have implications for the future of evaluation and assessing credentials.
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Digital technologies: innovating for change
Patient Safety Learning posted an event in Community Calendar
untilDigital innovations bring many opportunities to transform healthcare services, and to improve people’s health and experiences of care. However, introducing and using technology has continued to prove difficult, and there is still a lot to achieve to deliver on the promise of digital transformation. This event will bring together leading innovators and delegates to network and collectively and creatively develop strategies that enable innovative practice. During this in-person event at The King’s Fund, experts will discuss current innovations – such as, virtual wards, shared care records, remote monitoring, and robotic process automation (RPA) – in the context of the wider health care landscape, and consider how to overcome the barriers people face to implementation. Register -
Content ArticleThe objective of this study from Sharma et al. was to evaluate the accuracy of a new elective surgery clinical decision support system, the ‘Patient Tacking List’ (PTL) tool (C2-Ai(c)) through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. They found that the PTL tool was successfully integrated into existing data infrastructures, allowing real-time clinical decision support and a low barrier to implementation. ROC analysis demonstrated a high level of accuracy to predict the risk of mortality and complications after elective surgery. As such, it may be a valuable adjunct in prioritising patients on surgical waiting lists. Health systems, such as the NHS in England, must look at innovative methods to prioritise patients awaiting surgery in order to best use limited resources. Clinical decision support tools, such as the PTL tool, can improve prioritisation and thus positively impact clinical care and patient outcomes.
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Content ArticlePatient safety in oncology should remain a standard indicator of quality of care and a critical objective on the EU health policy agenda as all European citizens deserve the same level of safeguarding and protection at all stages of their healthcare. Patient safety is also a critical indicator of life overall, as any irreversible or reversible patient safety issue potentially affects the quality of life. This report from the European Network for Safer Healthcare calls for 10 actions for European policy makers and national health authorities.
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Content ArticleIn this article, published by Inflect Health, ER doctor Josh Tamayo-Sarver explains what happened when he asked artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to provide possible diagnoses based on his case notes.
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Content ArticleTechnologies abstract intelligence and provide predictor and precision insight in workflows that manage disorders, similar to cardiology and hematological disease. Positive perceptions of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that support Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) manage transformations with a safe system that improves wellbeing. In sections, workflow introduces an eXamination (X = AI) as an end-to-end structure to culture workstreams in a step-by-step design to manage populace health in a governed system. The author undertook structure and practice reviews and appraised perspectives that impact the management of AI in public health and medicine.
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Content ArticleIn this podcast, Care Opinion Chief Executive James Munro speaks to Alex Gillespie and Tom Reader of the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at LSE about their research paper 'Online patient feedback as a safety valve: An automated language analysis of unnoticed and unresolved safety incidents'. Their research analysed over 146,000 stories on Care Opinion using an automated machine-learning approach. Key findings included: automated analysis can reliably detect patient safety issues reported by patients. online patient safety concerns are associated with hospital level mortality. staff reported patient safety concerns are not associated with hospital level mortality.
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Content ArticleTechnologies to assist with diabetes treatment and care have evolved rapidly over the past two decades. With each new innovation coming to the market, there are hopes that technologies will solve the numerous, complex issues related to diabetes. However, although it has been demonstrated that overall, these technologies—when available—bring major benefits to people living with diabetes, they do not make the condition disappear. This article in Diabetes Epidemiology and Management discusses the interconnections between technologies and diabetes distress, an often under-acknowledged consequence of the continuous demands of diabetes.
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News ArticleNHS England has launched a “very aggressive campaign” to ensure all acute trusts give patients the ability to make appointments and receive messages online. Details of the new “national requirement” which must be met by the end of 2023-24 were sent by NHS England to acute trust chief information officers on Friday. NHSE wants all trust portals to integrate with the NHS App to enable patients to manage outpatient appointments and respond to messages through a single channel. Under NHSE’s requirements, the portals must: Enable patients to view their outpatient appointments; Enable the trust to send a waiting list validation questionnaire to patients; Provide patients with a single point of access to contact the provider, for example to cancel appointments; and Enable patients to access their correspondence from the trust. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 31 March 2023
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10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit
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untilJoin the Patient Safety Movement in celebrating our 10th anniversary summit with world-renowned speakers and panelists discussing the latest challenges and solutions in patient safety. This is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to renew your organisation’s commitment to a culture of safety and make global connections to like-minded individuals working to eliminate preventable patient and healthcare worker harm. Attendees include patient safety experts, clinicians, healthcare administrators, government officials, representatives from MedTech and Biotech industries, patients and patient advocates, academicians, and policymakers. Speakers include: President William J. Clinton. The 42nd President of the United States. The William J. Clinton Foundation focuses on community service programs of community service addressing global issues of health care, education, clean energy and environment, job training, and entrepreneurship in under-developed countries. The Right Honourable Jeremy Hunt. Chancellor of the Exchequer, United Kingdom. His ministerial role as the government’s chief financial minister carries responsibilities regarding fiscal policy, monetary policy, and work of the Treasury. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Director-General of World Health Organization, recognized globally as a health scholar, advocate and diplomat leveraging his experience in research, operations, and leadership in emergency responses. Joe Kiani. Founder & Immediate Past Chairman of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation Founder. Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Masimo Corporation Donald M. Berwick, President Emeritus and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, an organization he co-founded and led as President and CEO for 19 years. He is one of the nation’s leading authorities on health care quality and improvement. Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Governance Board Member of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation and Past President of the World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists known for her dedication to organizational work. The first Norwegian female physician to complete her voluntary military services. Currently an anesthesiologist for the Norwegian Healthcare System. Anthony Staines, Patient Safety Program Director at the Fédération des hôpitaux Vaudois in Switzerland and Deputy Editor of the International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Author of a doctoral dissertation on the impact of hospital quality improvement programs on clinical outcomes. Sir Liam Donaldson, Founder and Chair of the World Alliance for Patient Safety and Professor of Public Health of Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health for London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Neelam Dhingra, Unit Head of the World Health Organization Patient Safety Flagship: A Decade of Patient Safety 2020-2030. Peter Pronovost, Chief Quality & Clinical Transformation Officer and Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation at the University Hospitals. Stephanie Mercado, Chief Executive Officer of the National Association for Healthcare Quality. Michelle Schreiber, Director of the Quality Measurement and Value-Based Incentives Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Konrad Reinhart, Senior Professor for Sepsis Awareness and Advocacy, Charité, Berlin, Founding President of the Global Sepsis Alliance, Chair of the Sepsis Foundation. Peter Ziese, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Medical Strategy & Innovation, PHILIPS. Francisco Valero-Cuevas, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California. Further information -
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NHS Highland reprimand for HIV patient email data breach
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
NHS Highland has been reprimanded for a data breach which revealed the personal email addresses of people invited to use HIV services. The health board used CC (carbon copy) instead of BCC (blind carbon copy) to send an email to 37 people. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the error amounted to a "serious breach of trust". It called for improvements to be made to data protection safeguards for HIV service providers. The mistake meant all recipients of the email could see the personal addresses of the others receiving it. One person said they recognised four other individuals, one of whom was a previous sexual partner. Read full story Source: BBC News, 30 March 2023 -
Content ArticleIn January 2023, Newmarket Strategy and BD, a global medical technology company, were part of a delegation of UK health leaders travelling to the global healthcare conference Arab Health in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about Connected Medication Management (CMM) and the role it can play in solving some of the most pressing challenges faced by health systems today. Connected Medication Management is a technology-driven approach to medication management that uses digital and automation technologies. It aims to optimise medication use by reducing medication errors to improve patient safety, whilst delivering productivity gains for the NHS. It also frees up nursing and other clinical staff to provide more patient care.
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Content ArticleThe first ever HETT North event, which brought together digital health leaders from across the country, took place in March 2023 in Manchester. The event highlighted the latest advancements in digital healthcare, and this blog reports on the final keynote session of the day, which focused on ‘Assessing the landscape of digital health transformation – past, present & future’. Key topics included identifying underlying issues that need to be addressed to allow for digital transformation, and the policy surrounding digital transformation in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). Alongside Clive Flashman, Patient Safety Learning's Chief Digital Officer, the panel included: Sam Shah, Chair, HETT Steering Committee Henrietta Mbeah-Bankas, Head of Blended Learning & Digital Learning & Development Lead, Health Education England Tremaine Richard-Noel, Head of Emerging Technology, Northampton General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Liz Ashall-Payne, CEO, ORCHA You can watch a video of the discussion on Youtube.
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Content ArticleFalsified, fake or counterfeit medicines are medicines disguising themselves as authentic, and they can pose significant health risks. 96% of websites selling medicines operate illegally–but research suggests that over 50% of people are not aware of this. This blog highlights the issue of counterfeit Parkinson's medications being sold illegally online. Mike Isles, Executive Director of the Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacy in the EU describes their high prevalence and gives tips for people with Parkinson's on how to stay safe when buying medicines online.
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Content ArticleThis report by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) sets out recommendations for the Government to tackle the workforce and workload crisis in general practice, and support GPs and their teams to meet the healthcare challenges of the 21st century. Based on a survey of more than 2,600 GPs and other practice team members from across the UK, the report provides a snapshot of what frontline staff have faced during one of the most difficult winters experienced in the NHS, and what they think needs to happen to make general practice more sustainable. Respondents describe a profession in crisis, with unmanageable workload and workforce pressures fuelling an exodus of fully qualified GPs.
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Content ArticleSome medical mistakes have been stubbornly hard to eliminate. Now, hospitals hope technology can make a difference. This Washington Post article highlights are some of the biggest problems that caregivers are trying to address with technology.
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GP training to be overhauled to meet ‘ever-shifting’ needs of patients
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
Health Education England (HEE) has outlined a new vision for general practice training which it says will better prepare GPs for future models of care. The programme will have greater focus on areas such as addressing health inequalities and managing the growing proportion of patients with mental health care needs seen in general practice, HEE said. Innovative placements, perhaps with charities, third sector organisations and services such as CAHMS will be explored, the Training the Future GP report said. And it should include educational opportunities around improving cancer detection and referral, the report said, as well as training in the harms of overdiagnosis. Overall the goal is to move to a flexible model of training that meets the needs, skills and experiences of the trainee as well as the area they are working in. HEE said it would also continue to work to address issues of discrimination, prejudice, bias and specifically racism at individual, institutional and systemic levels, and to reduce differential attainment. It will include plans to ensure patients in deprived areas are able to access care, with the development of specific training offers on these issues and prioritising expansion of training capacity to areas in need. Read full story Source: Pulse, 17 March 2023 -
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Parliament & HealthTech Networking Reception
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untilThe event will be hosted by Lord Bethell, Member of the House of Lords and the former Health Minister, who will provide the opening remarks. Health Tech Alliance Chair Dame Barbara Hakin will welcome attendees and chair the event. The event will consist of opening remarks, a keynote address, networking and drinks. This event series follows the successes of our previous Conferences, originating in January 2020 where the launch of the Artificial Intelligence in Health and Care Award was announced. Our previous keynote speakers include the then-Health Ministers Matt Hancock, Lord Bethell and Lord Kamall, Jeremy Hunt, and Dr Sam Roberts, Chief Executive of NICE. In 2023 we are adding this Networking Reception to address the need for dialogue between politicians, the health system, and industry in helping the NHS to fix much of its current challenges. Drinks and refreshments will be provided to the attendees. The reception is organised by the Health Tech Alliance, a coalition of HealthTech companies and bodies from across the health system working collaboratively to drive up the adoption of vital health technologies, devices and diagnostics that are proven to benefit patient outcomes and deliver cost savings to the NHS. Reserve a place -
EventuntilThis is a free live webinar event on ''Transforming the ‘waiting list’ into a ‘preparation list’ for Cheshire and Merseyside ICS'' with speaker Dr Mark Ratnarajah. The session will focus on how smart triage and digital health coaching is improving patient outcomes and reducing elective surgery waiting times across the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS. This event is open to everyone to attend and share thoughts and experiences on different topics. Join us to discuss, discover and learn about the latest ongoings in health tech. Register
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Content ArticleDigital technologies can change how care is delivered, making health and care services more accessible, flexible, person centred, and a better experience for patients and staff while also improving efficiency. However, there is no guarantee of these positive effects until digitally enabled services are inclusive and meet the expectations of staff and the public. In this King's Fund long read, explore what digital exclusion is, who is commonly assumed to be excluded, and what can be done to mitigate digital exclusion.
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News ArticlePatients in England are set to benefit from a radical new project that will look to identify innovative new methods of preventing cardiovascular disease, as the Department of Health and Social Care appoints the first ever Government Champion for Personalised Prevention. John Deanfield CBE, a Professor of Cardiology at University College London, has been asked by the health secretary to explore how the potential of technology and data can be properly harnessed to allow people to better look after their health and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Professor Deanfield will spearhead a taskforce comprised of experts in everything from policy and technology to economics and behavioural science to deliver a range of recommendations that will lay the foundations for a modern, tailored cardiovascular disease prevention service. The Government say the recommendations will: Identify breakthroughs in predicting, preventing, diagnosing and treating risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Advise on how public services, businesses and the population can be encouraged to support prevention outside the NHS. Use personalised data to predict and manage disease more effectively. Bring care closer to homes and communities by establishing new partnerships that advance the way preventative services are delivered. Evaluate how this strategy for cardiovascular disease prevention may impact conditions with shared risk factors. Read full story Source: NHE, 7 March 2023
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Content ArticleHighland Marketing interviews Clive Flashman, independent consultant, chief digital officer at Patient Safety Learning and director of strategy at ORCHA. Clive has a longstanding interest in using health tech to engage patients and improve safety. He argues that to make real progress, the NHS needs to start taking a systems view, rather than a tactical view, of its adoption.
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Content ArticleIn this National Health Executive article, Dr Tom Milligan, Clinical Lead for Diabetes in Humber and North Yorkshire, discusses how ICB-led text messaging could dramatically increase patients' participation in programmes where other methods of patient outreach have already been tried.
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Cybersecurity strategy among dozens of tech promises missed by government
Patient Safety Learning posted a news article in News
The government has failed to meet most of its own deadlines for commitments to improve how the NHS uses data, including developing a cybersecurity strategy, HSJ can reveal. The delays include work to store and analyse patient data more securely, building public trust in the NHS’ use of patient data, and agreeing national strategies on cybersecurity and cloud technology. The strategy and its commitments were published following the Goldacre Review, which called for an overhaul of how NHS patient data is collected, stored and used. It came after the government was forced to indefinitely halt a controversial plan to collect all GP-held patient data in 2021, which resembled the fate of a similar data scheme in 2016. Several data projects have also come under scrutiny from doctors and campaigners in recent years, such as NHS England’s procurement of a new Federated Data Platform and a much-criticised trust’s data-sharing scheme with a credit rating company. Read full story (paywalled) Source: HSJ, 28 February 2023 -
Content ArticleECRI’s Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2023 list identifies the potential sources of danger they believe warrant the greatest attention for the coming year and offers practical recommendations for reducing risks. Since its creation in 2008, this list has supported hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centres, and manufacturers in addressing risks that can impact patients and staff. Their executive now includes specific calls to action for industry.
