Inpatient EHR user experience and hospital EHR safety performance.

David C Classen; Christopher A Longhurst; Taylor Davis; Julia Adler Milstein; David W Bates

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Inpatient EHR user experience and hospital EHR safety performance.

October 4, 2023

Classen DC, Longhurst CA, Davis T, et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(9):e2333152.

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Electronic health records (EHR) with computerized provider order entry (CPOE) help prevent many types of medication errors but poor user design can hinder these benefits. Using scores from the National Quality Forum Leapfrog Health IT Safety Measure and the ARCH Collaborative EHR User experience survey, this study compares safety scores and physician perceptions of usability. Results indicate a positive association between safety performance and user experience, affirming the importance of user-centered design.

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