Improving Health Information System Safety: Development of Novel Approaches for Identifying, Tracking and Preventing Technology-Induced Error

In Canada healthcare is being modernized and transformed through a range of new healthcare
information technologies and systems. Applications of information systems such as electronic health
records (EHRs), electronic medical decision support and an increasing range of mobile health
applications promise to transform and improve healthcare and increase patient safety. However,
although such technology has huge potential benefits, research has shown that if not designed, tested
and implemented properly such technology also has the potential to introduce new types of error – i.e.
technology-induced error that arises during the complex interaction of health information systems with
healthcare workers under the varied complex situations and environments in which healthcare IT is
deployed. In this proposal AE Informatics will be able to extend its pioneering research in this area in
developing new and novel methods for detecting, classifying and mitigating technology-induced error in
healthcare IT. The cluster of projects include work in improving the safety of key healthcare processes
for ensuring medication safety…TOBECONT’D…

Faculty Supervisor:

Alex Kuo

Student:

Partner:

AE Informatics

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Victoria

Program: