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The impact of meaningful use and electronic health records on hospital patient safety.
November 2, 2022
Trout KE, Chen L-W, Wilson FA, et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(19):12525.
Electronic health record (EHR) implementation can contribute to safe care. This study examined the impact of EHR meaningful use performance thresholds on patient safety events. Researchers found that neither full EHR implementation nor achieving meaningful use thresholds were associated with a composite patient safety score, suggesting that hospitals may need to explore ways to better leverage EHRs and as well other strategies to improve patient safety, such as process improvement and staff training.
