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Can Artificial Intelligence Replicate The Human Touch in Healthcare Provision?

HIT Consultant

While most of the general chatter around the technology can, most charitably, be dismissed as ‘uninformed’, there are already some encouraging signs of its potential to change the world of public healthcare provision, substantially for the better. The growing use of AI in healthcare also raises important ethical considerations.

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Newsletter, January 2023

Patient Safety Movement

DOCTOR DELIVERS LETHAL EPIDURAL AT BROOKLYN HOSPITAL An article last week in The New York Times told the story of an anesthesiologist at a Brooklyn public hospital, with a history of making life-threatening errors in administering epidurals, who made a fatal mistake in July 2020. Adverse drug events accounted for 39.0%

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Newsletter, March 2023

Patient Safety Movement

More than a decade ago, Joe made it his life’s purpose to eliminate preventable medical harm and create safer healthcare systems around the world. Joe will be the keynote speaker at our 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on June 1–2 in Newport Beach. Yours, Michael A.E.

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Newsletter, July 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Don Berwick—one of the original giants in patient safety and a founding member of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement—gave an inspiring keynote address. First, he recognized the superb healthcare force we have in the US, how dedicated they are, and how frustrated they are by the avoidable harm to patients that is occurring.

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Newsletter, April 2023

Patient Safety Movement

We in the medical profession must be sure that this organ donor does not sustain any preventable harm by ensuring that all healthcare safety measures are adhered to. This would seem obvious and something rapidly endorsed by healthcare professionals. Medical technology companies are developing new devices to assist us.

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Newsletter, November 2023

Patient Safety Movement

This was an excellent meeting focused on medication safety. She brings to her board role a clear vision and keen understanding of the essential contributions advanced technologies will make in improving patient safety across healthcare delivery systems globally.

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Newsletter, June 2023

Patient Safety Movement

In healthcare, it is an opportunity to look at the state of disparities that exist by race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability status, highlighting populations that are disproportionately impacted by inequities. million women have little or no access to maternal health. Michael A.E.