Safety cases for digital health innovations: can they work?

Mark Sujan; Ibrahim Habli

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Safety cases for digital health innovations: can they work?

July 14, 2021

Sujan M, Habli I. BMJ Qual Saf. 2021;30(12):1047-1050.

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This commentary discusses the use of “safety cases” to communicate the safety of a product, system or service in industry (e.g., aviation, defense, railways). Using an example of a smart infusion pump, the authors discuss how to apply this concept in healthcare to support the safe adoption of digital health innovations.

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