NR 361 Week 7 Discussion; Quality and Safety in Healthcare Informatics.

Paragraph one: Discuss one quality and safety issue you observed while watching the video and explain the impact of this issue. Paragraph two: Discuss how the role of technology helped or hindered the quality and safety issue you identified. Paragraph three: Discuss one information and communication technology policy that should be enacted to prevent the selected quality and safety issue. References: Provide complete references for all citations. One quality and safety issue that I observed watching this video was the lack of documentation, and lack of communication. With the lack of documentation and communication, they could have prevented the death of the patient, Pat. The hospital had no documentation of Pat getting her procedure down for months prior. When complaining of symptoms, she was told it was normal to experience those and sent her away. She later on suffered from septic shock which led to her getting infectious debris into her lungs and ended up losing her life. “One of the major potential benefits of electronic health information is the ability to engage patients in their care and provide venues to access caregivers virtuall