HBR: Was (fast) überall der Fall ist, trifft nun (endlich) mehr und mehr auch auf die Gesundheitsbranche zu: Der systematische Einsatz von Technologie zur Entscheidungshilfe

Jonathan Woodson: In a landmark 2016 study Johns Hopkins researchers estimated that more than 250,000 Americans die each year from treatment-related mistakes, making medical error the third-leading cause of death in the United States. As a former military flight surgeon trained in aviation accident investigations, I know well the hazards of misusing or mistrusting instruments.In contrast to health care, aviation has been an early adopter of decision-support technology — the “fly by wire” flight-control computers that prevent unsafe operation of the aircraft and reduce maintenance costs and pilot workloads.