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@dbeshears1 Debbie, this was in Medscape+ WSJ today. Hospitals are installing 'black boxes' in Operating Rooms. You were ahead of the curve!
"In an effort to improve performance, 24 hospitals in the U.S., Canada, and Europe are using the what's called the OR Black Box to gather detailed information about what goes on in operating rooms (ORs), the Wall Street Journalopens in a new tab or window reported.
Like the black box on an airplane, this system collects information that can be reviewed later, including video, audio, patient vital signs, and other data from devices in the room. The data can then be used to reduce errors, improve patient safety, and make OR processes more efficient. It also allows hospitals to try to figure out how an operation went wrong if there was an error.
Some OR staff were initially skeptical of a technology that they worried could be used against them, but the chief quality officer at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center told the Wall Street Journal that after staff were reassured about the data that would be collected and used, "it quickly became an accepted part of the hospital's culture."
Device maker Surgical Safety Technologies said the system blurs out faces to de-identify patients and personnel.
UT Southwestern Medical Center is using the system to understand what practices high-performing operating teams use. Duke University Hospital is using their black boxes to improve patient positioning and improve skin and nerve injuries. It's not yet clear whether or not the technology could be used in medical malpractice litigation."
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I honestly think it's a great idea. It never has to be listened to unless something were to go wrong or a patient or to die. And then and shouldn't the hospital want to get to the bottom of what happened? I think it's a perfectly legitimate idea, and I'm glad they're doing this. Thank you for the information
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I can understand the medical profession's initial skepticism re: malpractice, but I think malpractice is for cases of malicious intent, not "accidents", so they should be more comforted I hope (plus we patients sign releases).
I admit that my thinking came from recent news coverage; a patient reported a very reputable medical practice to the news because she found a camera in her exam room and was concerned about it, and they made a story of it. I felt bad for the medical practice because they had to explain & convince that the camera was disabled during her visit, that the reason it was there as a permanent fixture was because they're a teaching institution, and some things are recorded for educational purposes, especially during Covid when student access to medical facilities had to be limited; they further explained that there would be standard consent forms patients would sign in advance if they agreed to being recorded or having a student present during an exam. I felt bad that the complaint sounded like finding a camera in a department store dressing room.
That is what made me think "Why not?" Just hand the patient (or his representative) the remote control and tell them if they're comfortable with it, feel free to turn the camera on. But phrasing it as a black box is brilliant. Today we really need to keep medical costs down; lowering injuries & medical spending while improving efficiency & employee morale helps the medical system be profitable, and savings are passed down to patients through reduced medical premiums and better medical outcomes!