~Speakers~

Dr. Pa-Chun Wang, MD

CEO of Joint Commission of Taiwan 

Speaker's Biography

Dr. Pa-Chun Wang is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Joint Commission of Taiwan (JCT) and a full professor at the Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Dr. Wang holds an MD degree from the China Medical University, a Master of Science degree in Health Policy and Management from the Harvard School of Public Health, and EMBA from the National Taiwan University. He finished his otolaryngology fellowship at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wang ever served as Board Directors in several professional organizations, including Taiwan Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Taiwan College of Healthcare Executives, Taiwan Healthcare Quality Association, and Taiwan Society of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Besides, Dr. Wang is also a member of the National Association for Healthcare Quality(NAHQ), International Otopathology (aka Schuknecht) Society, and the Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS). He has published more than 300 peer-reviewed papers in leading scientific journals which focus on healthcare quality and patient safety, otorhinolaryngology, and clinical research.

Topic

How to Improve Patient Safety through Smart Technology

Abstract

Most of the hospitals are working hard to develop smart healthcare and using a variety of information systems to improve healthcare quality and patient safety. However, some hospitals notice that it may also cause patient harm because of IT system errors. It was an underestimated problem with a lack of discussion. The IT-related patient safety risks will continue to rise with the growth of HIT application in healthcare industry. Joint Commission of Taiwan launched a project in 2019 aiming to collect the data related to patient safety events with IT system errors and finally, there were 139 cases from 11 hospitals. It is hoped to find out the potential issue of IT systems in each hospital through communication and experience-sharing to clarify the problems and look for solutions. In this session, we will take a look at common problems of the medical IT system and its impact on patient safety, bringing you a fresh perspective on the relationship between the IT system and patient safety.