Engaging patients in the use of real-time electronic clinical data to improve the safety and reliability of their own care.
Schnock KO, Roulier S, Butler J, et al. Engaging patients in the use of real-time electronic clinical data to improve the safety and reliability of their own care. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(2):e407-e413. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000831.
Patient safety dashboards are used to communicate real-time patient data to appropriately augment care. This study found that higher usage of an electronic patient safety dashboard resulted in lower 30-day readmission rates among patients discharged from adult medicine units compared to lower usage groups.