Do patient engagement IT functionalities influence patient safety outcomes? A study of US hospitals.

Soumya Upadhyay; William Opoku-Agyeman; Seongwon Choi; Randyl A Cochran

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Do patient engagement IT functionalities influence patient safety outcomes? A study of US hospitals.

August 10, 2022

Upadhyay S, Opoku-Agyeman W, Choi S, et al. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022;28(5):505-512.

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Patient engagement is a key element of successful patient safety improvement efforts, including those leveraging health information technology (IT) approaches. This longitudinal study using a national sample of hospitalizations identified a significant association between patient engagement and electronic health record (EHR) adoption with the incidence of adverse events.

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