In recognition of #WorldPatientSafetyDay, Altera Digital Health UK Medical Director Dr Anna Bayes discusses the intersections between #healthIT, diagnostic processes and #patientsafety. Read more here:
Nearly 16% of preventable harm across health systems is caused by diagnostic errors. It's World Patient Safety Day 2024, and our Medical Director Dr Anna Bayes looks at how our solutions support this year’s theme of improving diagnoses for patient safety in the article below. Through the slogan “Get it right, make it safe!”, the World Health Organization calls for concerted efforts to significantly reduce diagnostic errors through multifaceted interventions rooted in systems thinking, human factors and active engagement of patients, their families, health workers and health care leaders. #WorldPatientSafetyDay #PatientSafety