1	THE LINK BETWEEN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND QUALITY IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY E. Geisler and N. Wickramasinghe Illinois Institute of Technology
2	BACKGROUND Medical Devices Systems Information Technology Medical/Surgical Procedures & Services Disposables Pharmaceuticals Technology used in Administration of Health Care (e.g., telephone systems)
3	MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES AND HEALTHCARE DELIVERY Patients
4	HEALTH CARE MOVING FROM 20^TH TO 21^ST CENTURY
5	What is Quality Care? Technically excellent & meeting or exceeding best standards Responsive to needs & values of patients Appropriate for patient’s condition Coordinated across all care settings Accessible and understandable Measurable against defined standards Care achieved within available resources
6	"What is care" What is care?
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10	NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM: ENDORSED SET OF SAFE PRACTICES Specify explicit protocol of adequate level of nursing All patients in intensive care managed by certified and specifically trained physicians Use only standardized abbreviations and dose designations Evaluate each patient, upon admission and thereafter of: acute ischemic Create a healthcare Culture of Safety cardiac event, pressure ulcer, Deep Vein Trombosis and Venous Trombolism Decontaminate hands
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