AHRQ Patient Safety Network: New medical technology poses safety problems if users not trained properly.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network







New medical technology poses safety problems if users not trained properly.

Rice S. Modern Healthc. August 16, 2014.

Highlighting how insufficient training for staff and failure to conduct testing before implementation can hinder effective integration of tools into existing workflow, this magazine article describes human factors analysis, simulation programs, and safety reporting as strategies to uncover risks when implementing new health care technologies.

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