Registered nurses' and medical doctors' experiences of patient safety in health information exchange during interorganizational care transitions: a qualitative review.
Hyvämäki P, Kääriäinen M, Tuomikoski A-M, et al. Registered nurses' and medical doctors' experiences of patient safety in health information exchange during interorganizational care transitions: a qualitative review. J Patient Saf. 2022;18(3):210-224. doi:10.1097/pts.0000000000000892.
Previous studies have demonstrated health information exchanges (HIE) can improve the quality and safety of care by improving diagnostic concordance and reducing medication errors. This review synthesizes physicians’ and nurses’ perspectives on patient safety related to use of HIE in interorganizational care transitions. Several advantages of and challenges with HIE are detailed.