New technologies like AI, medical apps and implants seem very exciting but they too often have bugs and are susceptible to cyberattacks. Even well-established technologies like infusion pumps, pacemakers and radiotherapy arent immune.Until digital healthcare improves, digital risk means that patients may be harmed unnecessarily, and healthcare staff will continue to be blamed for problems when its not their fault.This book tells stories of widespread problems with digital healthcare. The stories inspire and challenge anyone who wants to make hospitals and healthcare better. The stories and their resolutions will empower patients, clinical staff and digital developers to help transform digital healthcare to make it safer and more effective. This book is not just about the bugs and cybersecurity threats that affect digital healthcare. More importantly, its about the solutions that can make digital healthcare much safer.
How to read this book; PART 1: Diagnosis - riskier than you think; We dont know what we dont know; Cat Thinking; Dogs dancing; Fatal overdose; Swiss Cheese; Victims & second victims; Side-effects and scandals; The scale of the problem; Medical apps and bug blocking; PART 2: Treatment - Finding solutions; Cars have got safer; Safety Two; Computational Thinking; Risky calculations; Whos accountable?; Regulation needs fixing; Safe and secure; Who profits?; Interoperability; Human Factors; Computer Factors; User Centered Design; Iterative Design; Wedge Thinking; Attention to detail; Planes have got safer; Stories for developers; Finding bugs; Choose safety; Part 3: Prognosis - a better future; Signs of life; The pivotal pandemic?; Living happily ever after; Good reading; Notes; Healthcare openness and acknowledgements;
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