Emergency physicians are well suited to develop new technologies that improve patient
care. In day-to-day practice in the Emergency Department (ED), clinicians face a broad
range of time-sensitive medical conditions that overlap multiple specialties and care
settings. Emergency Medicine practitioners have demonstrated an innovative mindsets
in the past [
[1]
,
[2]
]. This must grow. One recent study found that of 40 devices being developed by venture
capitalists tested by 400 emergency physicians, only one-quarter were thought to actually
assist emergency physicians in their workflow and improve patient care [
[3]
]. It is imperative that our specialty systematically accelerates participation in
technological innovation in order to develop the tools needed to improve patient care.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: October 20, 2018
Accepted:
October 18,
2018
Received in revised form:
October 18,
2018
Received:
September 18,
2018
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