Innovative use of the electronic health record to support harm reduction efforts.
Hyman D, Neiman J, Rannie M, et al. Innovative Use of the Electronic Health Record to Support Harm Reduction Efforts. Pediatrics. 2017;139(5). doi:10.1542/peds.2015-3410.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services no longer reimburses hospitals for certain hospital-acquired conditions—an increasingly recognized source of preventable harm to patients. Researchers describe how they were able to reduce harm resulting from hospital-acquired conditions at their institution by more than 30% through improved use of electronic health record data and reporting tools.