Essential activities for electronic health record safety: a qualitative study.

Joan S. Ash; Hardeep Singh; Adam Wright; Dian Chase; Dean F. Sittig

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Essential activities for electronic health record safety: a qualitative study.

March 20, 2019

Ash JS, Singh H, Wright A, et al. Health Informatics J. 2019:1460458219833109.

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This direct observation and interview study examined safety activities associated with electronic health records. The study team identified decision making, organizational learning, and frontline user engagement (including clinical decision support and training) as the three critical areas for safe use of electronic health records.

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