System and method for preventing wrong-site surgeries

A system for preventing or tracking a wrong-site error during a surgical procedure associated with a patient interacting within a medical environment comprising:

• an electronic device having a display screen for displaying images, a microphone for creating audio files, a speaker for playing recorded audio files, a processor operable to execute instructions, and a data storage medium for storing instructions;
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• a computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the electronic device to:
• receive surgical planning data that is related to said surgical procedure associated with said patient and that is input by a user, the surgical planning data comprising:
• (i) an electronic profile for said patient comprising one or more types of data that identifies said patient, the medical procedure to be performed on said patient, and an indication of procedural laterality;
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• (ii) one or more audio files related to said surgical procedure and created using said microphone, at least one audio file comprising recorded patient consent to said surgical procedure;
• play said audio files relating to said surgical procedure associated with said patient using said speaker;
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• provide, on said display screen, an interactive presentation that indicates:
• (i) instructions to conduct an electronically recorded time out to verify patient data and consent prior to starting of said surgical procedure associated with said patient;
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• (ii) upon receiving indication of a successfully conducted time out, displaying a notification that the verification has been recorded in said electronic profile.