World hospitals and health services : the official journal of the International Hospital Federation
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Telemedicine has shown substantial growth recently both in terms of financial volume and numbers of people served. It also holds promise for even more growth in the future, driven by both epidemiological conditions and technological advancements. The spread of the mobile telephone into the remotest parts of developing countries, combined with its multiple applications in health and mobile financial services will extend telemedicine to vast swathes of the world's populations. However, some challenges, primarily in dealing with the regulatory environment, will need to be overcome for this potential to be fully realized.
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World Hosp Health Serv · Jan 2013
Process reengineering of preoperative verification, site marking and time-out for patient safety.
In this article, we describe our hospital's journey in implementing the WHO High 5s Project Correct Site Surgery Standard (CSS) protocol. We discuss how we incorporated the protocol into our system by revising the pre-existing checklist, reengineering the existing processes on preoperative verification, site marking and time-out at the Major Operating Theatre (MOT), and performing audit and feedback to ensure effective compliance. We also reflect on the importance of leadership and ministry support, benchmarking and tailoring the practice for each discipline in the pursuit of improving patient safety within the hospital.