Impact of electronic health record systems on information integrity: quality and safety implications.

Sue Bowman

Review

Impact of electronic health record systems on information integrity: quality and safety implications.

November 13, 2013

Bowman S. Perspect Health Inf Manag. 2013;10:1c.

View more articles from the same authors.

This review identifies risks associated with implementation of electronic health records and makes recommendations to improve data accuracy and use.

PubMed citation

Free full text

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)

Residual anaesthesia drugs in intravenous lines—a silent threat?

July 17, 2013

Enculturation of unsafe attitudes and behaviors: student perceptions of safety culture.

May 15, 2013

Identifying a list of healthcare 'never events' to effect system change: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.

July 12, 2023

Medication error reduction and the use of PDA technology.

April 18, 2007

Medication bar coding: to scan or not to scan?

March 28, 2007

Pediatric medication safety in the emergency department.

August 27, 2008

Implementing a rapid response team.

November 8, 2006

Clinical handover in the trauma setting: a qualitative study of paramedics and trauma team members.

September 8, 2010

Older adults' perceptions of feeling safe in urban and rural acute care.

March 27, 2013

Commissioning simulations to test new healthcare facilities: a proactive and innovative approach to healthcare system safety.

September 11, 2019

DEEP SCOPE: a framework for safe healthcare design.

October 13, 2021

The development of the National Reporting and Learning System in England and Wales, 2001-2005.

June 7, 2006

Developing a conceptual framework for patient safety culture in emergency department: a review of the literature.

October 3, 2018

Assessing clinical handover between paramedics and the trauma team.

September 30, 2009

Twelve tips for embedding human factors and ergonomics principles in healthcare education.

December 13, 2017

Patient participation in patient safety and nursing input—a systematic review.

October 1, 2014

Safety risks associated with physical interactions between patients and caregivers during treatment and care delivery in home care settings: a systematic review.

June 8, 2016

The role of chief executive officers in a quality improvement: a qualitative study.

February 20, 2013

Recommendations from a national panel on quality improvement in obstetrics.

April 24, 2019

Characteristics and contributing factors of diagnostic error in surgery: analysis of closed medico-legal cases and complaints in Canada.

April 3, 2024

Transformational leadership in nursing and medication safety education: a discussion paper.

June 1, 2016

Inter-professional clinical handover in post-anaesthetic care units: tools to improve quality and safety.

October 5, 2016

Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient safety: a qualitative study.

June 17, 2015

Stop the noise: a quality improvement project to decrease electrocardiographic nuisance alarms.

August 19, 2015

State of science: human factors and ergonomics in healthcare.

September 4, 2013

Change in intern calls at night after a work hour restriction process change.

April 10, 2013

The (commercialised) experience of operating: embodied preferences, ambiguous variations and explaining widespread patient harm.

March 8, 2023

The effect of virtual nursing and missed nursing care.

July 1, 2020

What if?: Transforming Diagnostic Research by Leveraging a Diagnostic Process Map to Engage Patients in Learning from Errors.

March 4, 2020

Missed nursing care: a concept analysis.

July 8, 2009

Implementation of computerized prescriber order entry in four academic medical centers.

January 9, 2013

The role of hospital managers in quality and patient safety: a systematic review.

September 17, 2014

Evaluation of an intervention aimed at improving voluntary incident reporting in hospitals.

June 27, 2007

Patient handovers within the hospital: translating knowledge from motor racing to healthcare.

July 28, 2010

Interprofessional learning in multidisciplinary healthcare teams is associated with reduced patient mortality: a quantitative systematic review and meta-analysis.

January 24, 2024

Team resource management and patient safety: a team focused approach to clinical governance.

May 10, 2006

Consumer perceptions of safety in hospitals.

April 12, 2006

Just what the doctor ordered. Review of the evidence of the impact of computerized physician order entry system on medication errors.

July 11, 2007

Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients.

April 29, 2009

Long-term care nurses' experiences with patient safety incident management: a qualitative study.

August 4, 2021

Disclosure through our eyes.

March 19, 2008

Influence of language barriers on outcomes of hospital care for general medicine inpatients.

July 7, 2010

Safety concerns of hospital-based new-to-practice registered nurses and their preceptors.

June 23, 2010

Impact and culture change after the implementation of a preprocedural checklist in an interventional radiology department.

October 7, 2015

Effects of patient-, environment- and medication-related factors on high-alert medication incidents.

May 28, 2014

Developing and evaluating a trigger response system.

June 3, 2009

Patient safety culture as a space of social struggle: understanding infection prevention practice and patient safety culture within hospital isolation settings - a qualitative study.

December 14, 2022

Disclosing and reporting practice errors by nurses in residential long-term care settings: a systematic review.

June 10, 2020

Barriers and facilitators of adverse event reporting by adolescent patients and their families.

March 29, 2017

COVID-19 pandemic preparation: using simulation for systems-based learning to prepare the largest healthcare workforce and system in Canada.

September 30, 2020

Learning from error: identifying contributory causes of medication errors in an Australian hospital.

March 19, 2008

On the ball: leadership for patient safety and learning in critical care.

August 12, 2009

Prescribers' interactions with medication alerts at the point of prescribing: a multi-method, in situ investigation of the human–computer interaction.

June 6, 2012

Evidence summary and recommendations for improved communication during care transitions.

June 8, 2016

Safe injection, infusion, and medication vial practices in health care (2016).

April 6, 2016

Perceptions of institutional support for “second victims” are associated with safety culture and workforce well-being.

February 24, 2021

Enhancing pediatric safety: assessing and improving resident competency in life-threatening events with a computer-based interactive resuscitation tool.

July 8, 2009

More holes than cheese. What prevents the delivery of effective, high quality, and safe healthcare in England?

November 16, 2016

Adherence to simple and effective measures reduces the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: [L'observation de mesures simples et efficaces reduit l'incidence de pneumonie associee a la ventilation mecanique].

May 25, 2005

Improving resident handoffs for children transitioning from the intensive care unit.

April 8, 2015

An analysis of prehospital pediatric medication dosing errors after implementation of a state-wide EMS pediatric drug dosing reference.

March 1, 2023

No excuses: the reality that demands action.

September 1, 2005

Human factors and ergonomics and quality improvement science: integrating approaches for safety in healthcare.

April 1, 2015

"We can't get along without each other": qualitative interviews with physicians about device industry representatives, conflict of interest and patient safety.

May 17, 2017

Algorithm based smartphone apps to assess risk of skin cancer in adults: systematic review of diagnostic accuracy studies.

March 3, 2020

Implementing computerized provider order entry with an existing clinical information system.

August 23, 2006

Factors influencing the reporting of adverse medical device events: qualitative interviews with physicians about higher risk implantable devices.

March 7, 2018

Patient safety in marginalised groups: a narrative scoping review

March 4, 2020

The effectiveness of integrated health information technologies across the phases of medication management: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.

February 8, 2012

The value of library and information services in patient care: results of a multisite study.

March 6, 2013

Effect of using the same vs different order for second readings of screening mammograms on rates of breast cancer detection: a randomized clinical trial.

June 1, 2016

Diagnostic blood loss from phlebotomy and hospital-acquired anemia during acute myocardial infarction.

August 24, 2011

Unintended consequences of online consultations: a qualitative study in UK primary care.

February 2, 2022

Unintended consequences of patient online access to health records: a qualitative study in UK primary care.

November 16, 2022

Survey of nurses' experiences applying The Joint Commission's medication management titration standards.

November 3, 2021

Filling a gap in safety metrics: development of a patient-centred framework to identify and categorise patient-reported breakdowns related to the diagnostic process in ambulatory care.

October 27, 2021

Cumulative effect of flexible duty-hour policies on resident outcomes: long-term follow-up results from the FIRST trial.

July 15, 2020

Effect on patient safety of a resident physician schedule without 24-hour shifts.

July 15, 2020

HIM functions in healthcare quality and patient safety.

August 10, 2011

Extended work shifts and neurobehavioral performance in resident-physicians.

March 10, 2021

Effects on resident work hours, sleep duration and work experience in a Randomized Order Safety Trial Evaluating Resident-physician Schedules (ROSTERS).

June 26, 2019

Crowding in the Emergency Department: Challenges for the Care of Children.

March 15, 2023

Association of diagnostic stewardship for blood cultures in critically ill children with culture rates, antibiotic use, and patient outcomes: results of the Bright STAR Collaborative.

May 18, 2022

Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting.

October 19, 2022

Related Resources

WebM&M Cases

“Copy and Paste” Notes and Autopopulated Text in the Electronic Health Records

October 31, 2023

Patient Safety Innovations

Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer

July 31, 2023

Patient Safety Innovations

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

May 31, 2023

Improving safety during transitions of care through the use of electronic referral loops to receive and reconcile health information.

May 10, 2023

Identifying electronic health record contributions to diagnostic error in ambulatory settings through legal claims analysis.

May 3, 2023

Annual Perspective

Improving Diagnostic Safety and Quality

April 26, 2023

Interview

In Conversation with... Susan McGrath, PhD and George Blike, MD about Surveillance Monitoring

April 26, 2023

Perspective

Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units

April 26, 2023

Racism and electronic health records (EHRs): perspectives for research and practice.

April 12, 2023

Quality and safety: learning from the past and (re)imagining the future.

March 29, 2023

Electronic health record-based prediction models for in-hospital adverse drug event diagnosis or prognosis: a systematic review.

March 29, 2023

"Are we there yet?" Ten persistent hazards and inefficiencies with the use of medication administration technology from the perspective of practicing nurses.

March 22, 2023

Safety risks and workflow implications associated with nursing-related free-text communication orders.

March 15, 2023

Electronic health record use issues and diagnostic error: a scoping review and framework.

January 25, 2023

A structured approach to EHR surveillance of diagnostic error in acute care: an exploratory analysis of two institutionally-defined case cohorts.

December 7, 2022

Professional behavior and value erosion: a qualitative study of physicians and the electronic health record.

November 9, 2022

The impact of electronic health record interoperability on safety and quality of care in high-income countries: systematic review.

October 5, 2022

Patient safety issues from information overload in electronic medical records.

September 14, 2022

Opportunities to mine EHRs for malpractice risk management and patient safety.

September 7, 2022

Emergency preparedness: be ready for unanticipated electronic health record (EHR) downtime.

September 7, 2022

Development and pilot evaluation of an electronic health record usability and safety self-assessment tool.

August 24, 2022

Inaccurate penicillin allergy labeling, the electronic health record, and adverse outcomes of care.

August 24, 2022

Identifying and reconciling patients' allergy information within the electronic health record.

July 6, 2022

Experiences of transgender people reviewing their electronic health records, a qualitative study.

June 29, 2022

Improving shared situation awareness for high-risk therapies in hospitalized children.

January 19, 2022

Improving allergy documentation: a retrospective electronic health record system-wide patient safety initiative.

January 1, 2022

Advanced medication reconciliation: a systematic review of the impact on medication errors and adverse drug events associated with transitions of care.

June 16, 2021

Assessment of patients' ability to review electronic health record information to identify potential errors: cross-sectional web-based survey.

March 10, 2021

How effective are electronic medication systems in reducing medication error rates and associated harm among hospital inpatients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.

December 2, 2020

Closing the loop on test results to reduce communication failures: a rapid review of evidence, practice and patient perspectives.

November 25, 2020

See More About The Topic

Hospitals

Ambulatory Care

Risk Managers

Quality and Safety Professionals

Information Professionals

Impact of electronic health record systems on information integrity: quality and safety implications.

Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Impact of electronic health record systems on information integrity: quality and safety implications.

Ambulatory Safety Nets to Reduce Missed and Delayed Diagnoses of Cancer

Remote Response Team and Customized Alert Settings Help Improve Management of Sepsis

Connect With Us

Sign up for Email Updates

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue Logged In

Submit Your Innovations

Continue as a Guest

Continue logged in

New Users to the PSNet site