What Could Black Boxes in Operating Rooms Tell Us?

According to HealthData Management, some hospitals have begun to develop black box mechanisms for their operating rooms (OR) in an effort to reduce preventable errors and increase transparency.  The goal is to use black boxes to record OR procedures to help improve patient safety by identifying errors and facilitating teachable moments for all practitioners.  The black boxes models would record both video and voice, as well as other elements, such as room temperature and noise levels.

Read more about it at HealthData Management.com.