Policies to promote shared responsibility for safer electronic health records.

Dean F. Sittig; Hardeep Singh

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Policies to promote shared responsibility for safer electronic health records.

September 29, 2021

Sittig DF, Singh H. JAMA. 2021;326(15):1477-1478.

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Assessment is a valuable activity to guide safety strategy articulation and improvement activities. This commentary examines the value of an assessment tool for electronic health records and suggests actions to ensure the viability of the process to improve safety.

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