Prevalence and sources of duplicate information in the electronic medical record.

Jackson Steinkamp; Jacob J Kantrowitz; Subha Airan-Javia

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Prevalence and sources of duplicate information in the electronic medical record.

October 12, 2022

Steinkamp J, Kantrowitz JJ, Airan-Javia S. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(9):e2233348.

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Electronic health record (EHR) systems contribute both patient safety benefits and challenges. This study found that duplicated content within patient records was prevalent, which can lead to information overload for clinicians and increase the risk of errors.

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