Social And Ethical Challenges For Improvement In Patient Safety

Systems thinking was established during this SMAC by understanding the connections of Information technology and the health care system. This SMAC involved the process that information technology have when it comes to providing safe patient care. As a result, while systems thinking allows new and useful methods to improve patient safety, it comes with it its own intangible challenges, if not documented and addressed. This SMAC allowed us to see the challenges that healthcare system faces and how they analyzed and apply systems thinking in assessing them. Understanding the challenges by completion of a SWOT analysis. Which required the development of an plan for improvement in patient safety by implementing and maintaining new processes and practices such has how can the functions of each component be optimized so that the results of the system are cleared. How can we recognize and monitor for unintentional effects? How can we intercede to prevent harm from unintentional effects. We have to improved our ability to understand how the health care system achieves the organizational goal of safe and excellent patient care by developing the ability of systems thinking. This SMAC display both the complexity of a systems method to patient safety, and the promise of new ways of thinking and the role health care professionals plays when it come to these systems. The new pathways of self thinking will enable us to meet our obligations in health care to “first, do no harm.” Using Technology: Health care organization 's ability to use technology is of great importance because technology changes very rapidly and being able to use the latest programs and systems will make patient care safer. Patient safety is always our top priority in healthcare. The establishment and care of a safe working environment are the most cost effective tools for accomplishing this standard. Some technologies may be expensive for some health care systems. However, cost-efficient, low technology tools are available and should be used to ensure the safest medication practices in the absence of more technologically advanced options. Although CPOE, EMRs, CDSS, barcoding, and other medical technological advances have shown evidence of a reduction in medication errors, studies have revealed that errors have occurred due to faulty computer interface, miscommunication with other systems and lack …show more content…
Improper management of healthcare professionals, clinical workflow processes, and information systems often lead to medical errors. Disclosure of medical errors to patients and family members serves as a substance for lawsuit and thus, the establishment of appropriate social and ethical morals cannot be ignored when implementing solutions to remedy this situation. Social and ethical issues that challenge the health care system as a result of medical errors need to be addressed. There is a general agreement between patient and provider, avoiding medical errors requires the establishment and management of compliance-based and values-based ethic. Whereas the compliance-based ethical environment describes ethical policies that focus on rules, monitoring employee behaviour, and punishing ethical misconduct; the values-based ethical environment describes ethical policies that focuses on employee’s commitment to values and social responsibility. A successful implementation of these ethical and social responsibilities will guide healthcare systems in managing risks, establishing rules, monitoring employees’ behaviours, and punishing ethical misconducts. Disciplining ethical and social misbehavior should be based on the core ethical principles, autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and