Researchers from the Imperial College of London’s Centre for Health Policy are testing a new application called CareReport in the hopes of changing the culture and stigma that surrounds patient safety incident reporting.
CareReport incorporates four principles into its design: An inexpensive platform that is functional with minimal resources; a user-centered, inviting design that promotes staff usage; an information-capture system that is improvement-oriented, focusing on pertinent details that are important to providers and patients; and an interface capable of generating meaningful feedback.
DigitalStitch, the company developing the app in conjunction with the Centre for Health Policy, displayed CareReport at the World Innovation Summit for Health in Doha, Qatar in February 2015.
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