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A qualitative analysis of the impact of electronic health records (EHR) on healthcare quality and safety: clinicians' lived experiences.
March 30, 2022
Upadhyay S, Hu H-fen. Health Serv Insights. 2022;15:117863292110707.
Implementation of electronic health records (EHR) has shown both patient safety benefits and unanticipated challenges. Researchers interviewed patient safety officers, nurses, physicians, and other clinicians who use EHR to assess their perspectives on its impact on patient safety. Most clinicians reported both benefits and challenges, but views varied by role (e.g., nurses found EHR documentation efficient, while physicians found it time-consuming).
