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Dennis Quaid: Medical negligence deaths as many as a major airline crash...
People think Internet security is bad (it is), but let’s look at medical security: “Actor Dennis Quaid has become an advocate for electronic medical records. In 2007 his 12 day old twins received a...
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What about the Therac-25?
Someone suggested that Dennis Quaid should be reminded of the Therac-25 “if he thinks computers will reduce risk without a huge investment in quality, quality assurance and operational analysis.” For...
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What we can learn from the Therac-25
What does Nancy Leveson’s classic analysis of the Therac-25 recommend? (“An Investigation of the Therac-25 Accidents,” by Nancy Leveson, University of Washington and Clark S. Turner, University of...
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Quis custodiet ipsos medici?
Internet security is in a position similar to that of safety in the medical industry. Many doctors have an opinion like this one, quoted by Kent Bottles: “Only 33% of my patients with diabetes have...
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