title: Information System Hazard Analysis: A Method for Identifying Technology-induced Latent Errors for Safety.
abstract: Many health information and communication technologies (ICT) are safety-critical; moreover, reports of technology-induced adverse events related to them are plentiful in the literature. Despite repeated criticism and calls to action, recent data collected by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and other organization do not indicate significant improvements with respect to the safety of health ICT systems. A large part of the industry still operates on a reactive "break &amp; patch" model; the application of pro-active, systematic hazard analysis methods for engineering ICT that produce "safe by design" products is sparse. This paper applies one such method: Information System Hazard Analysis (ISHA). ISHA adapts and combines hazard analysis techniques from other safety-critical domains and customizes them for ICT. We provide an overview of the steps involved in ISHA and describe.
authors: Department of Computer Science, UVic, Victoria, Canada.
authors: Jens H
authors: JH
authors: Weber
authors: Department of Computer Science, UVic, Victoria, Canada.
authors: Fieran
authors: F
authors: Mason-Blakley
authors: Department of Family Practice, UBC, Vancouver, Canada.
authors: Morgan
authors: M
authors: Price
mesh_terms: D064088:Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points; D063005:Health Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061214:Patient Safety; D014584:User-Computer Interface