The Brigham and Women's Patient Safety Learning Laboratory has collaborated with software provider OpenClinica to launch a mobile application that allows patients and families to report safety concerns at the hospital in real time.
The mobile application, called MySafeCare, was designed at the Boston-based hospital's PSLL. It is able to collect safety threats perceived by patients and use the reports to help mitigate risks before adverse events occur.
"Keeping patients safe is the Brigham's No. 1 priority. MySafeCare helps us enhance patient safety by increasing our understanding of safety threats as patients experience them and partnering with patients to improve their care," said Sarah Collins, RN, PhD, senior clinical and nurse informatician at Brigham and Harvard Medical School.
Brigham and Women's PSLL designed and implemented the mobile tool using an OpenClinica-manufactured platform. Brigham successfully piloted MySafeCare in the hospital's intermediate vascular unit at BWH in the spring of 2015, before expanding the tool to additional clinical units in the fall.
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