Technology and Medical ErrorsAssessment DescriptionThe purpose of this assignment is to analyze the use of technology in the reduction ofmedical errors. Identify a specific medical error and one of the types of technology that has beendeveloped to aid in ensuring patient safety by reducing such errors. Create aPowerPoint presentation of 12-14 slides (not including title slide and reference slides)on the benefits and challenges of the technology for the example you haveidentified. Include the following in your presentation:1. Describe your chosen medical error and the technology that has been usedto address it.2. Explain how the identified technology assists in improving quality andsafety outcomes.3. Discuss how you would monitor the success of the identified technology inimproving quality and safety outcomes.4. Describe three pros and cons (each) of the use of this technology in yourexample and in general (e.g., reliability, accessibility, training required, cost,clinician judgement, etc.).5. Provide an example or develop a situation in which the use of thistechnology could still lead to a medical error.This assignment requires a minimum of three peer-reviewed references.Include a title slide, references slide, and comprehensive speaker notes.Refer to the resource, "Creating Effective PowerPoint Presentations," located in theStudent Success Center, for additional guidance on completing this assignment in theappropriate style. While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writingis expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formattingguidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the StudentSuccess Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning theassignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWriteTechnical Support Articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.Benchmark InformationThis benchmark assignment assesses the following programmatic competency:MSN Health Care Quality and Patient Safety6.1: Identify, mitigate, and monitor quality and safety opportunities.Rubric1. Chosen Medical Error and Technology A description of the medical error and the technology used to address it is thorough.2. Technology Assistance in Improving Quality and Safety OutcomesAn explanation of how the identified technology assists in improving quality andsafety outcomes is thorough.3. Monitoring SuccessA discussion of how success of the identified technology would be monitored forimproving quality and safety outcomes is thorough.4. Pros and Cons of TechnologyThree pros and three cons of the use of the technology are thoroughly explained.5. Medical errorAn example or situation where the use of this technology still could lead to a medicalerror is thorough.
