The Patients of Safeguards team is working on research to improve patient safety by reducing the number of medical errors – through better use and sharing of information. Although this problem has received substantial national attention, very little work has actively involved patients in preventing, detecting, and recovering from these errors. The team, made up of iSchool students, physicians, and other colleagues, is led by Professor Wanda Pratt, whose area of specialty is health informatics and human-computer interaction.
