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Mobile tech devices give doctors and other staff easy access to
patients' medical records, which can help prevent errors. But do they
also bring new distractions that can put patients in danger? More from healthcaretechreview…
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
