Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Many Medication Errors
There is wide variation in the safety performance of electronic health record systems used in US hospitals.
There is wide variation in the safety performance of electronic health record systems used in US hospitals.
Distribution of time spent by providers using EHRs varies considerably within specialty
The majority of physicians are dissatisfied with their current electronic health record (EHR) systems, according to survey results.
Usability challenges continue to affect health information technology (HIT), according to a viewpoint article by Raj M. Ratwani, PhD, of the MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Georgetown University School of Medicine, in Washington, DC, and colleagues, published in JAMA. Most US hospitals and ambulatory clinicians have adopted electronic health records (EHR),…
The information provided by electronic health record (EHR) data may provide sufficient risk prediction capabilities without the inclusion of social factors.
Adoption of advanced health information technology (HIT) capabilities is inconsistent across health care systems.
Comprehensive medication monitoring “has merit” in identifying patient compliance.
Both electronic referral and care management by social workers increase the effective use of mental health services for adolescents in the United States significantly.
Rates of health information breaches are increasing despite legal and moral obligations to protect patient information.
Following a six-month learning period to implement an electronic medical record system, outpatient orthopedic clinics return to pre-implementation efficiency, but there may be other lasting effects on productivity.