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Black boxes in operating rooms: should hospitals copy aviation for safety?

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Leaders in health care keep talking about  borrowing ideas from the aviation field for purposes of efficiency,  patient-focused care and safety.

This week, the CEO of the Canadian Patient Safety Institute asks a titillating question: Since black boxes have proven so invaluable in aviation safety, why not use similar devices to investigate and prevent medical mishaps?

Thousands of patients die in hospitals each year from preventable errors. Just last week, results from the Canadian ...


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