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Book SynopsisNew 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 aren''t 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 it''s 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, it''s about the solutions that can make digital healthcare much safer.
Trade ReviewThis is an extraordinary book: a potent and engaging compendium of revelatory stories, bold insights, wise advice, and fresh thinking. * Daniel Jackson (Professor of Computer Science, MIT) *
This is a brilliant and hugely enjoyable book which should be compulsory reading for anyone with high-level responsibility for patient care. * Martin Elliott (former Medical Director, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children) *
Table of Contents1: How to read this book PART 1: Diagnosis - riskier than you think 2: We don't know what we don't know 3: Cat Thinking 4: Dogs dancing 5: Fatal overdose 6: Swiss Cheese 7: Victims & second victims 8: Side-effects and scandals 9: The scale of the problem 10: Medical apps and bug blocking PART 2: Treatment - Finding solutions 11: Cars have got safer 12: Safety Two 13: Computational Thinking 14: Risky calculations 15: Who's accountable? 16: Regulation needs fixing 17: Safe and secure 18: Who profits? 19: Interoperability 20: Human Factors 21: Computer Factors 22: User Centered Design 23: Iterative Design 24: Wedge Thinking 25: Attention to detail 26: Planes have got safer 27: Stories for developers 28: Finding bugs 29: Choose safety Part 3: Prognosis - a better future 30: Signs of life 31: The pivotal pandemic? 32: Living happily ever after 33: Good reading 34: Notes 35: Healthcare openness and acknowledgements
