What can apologies in the electronic health record tell us about health care quality, processes, and safety?

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Potential biases in machine learning algorithms using electronic health record data.

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Analysis of medication therapy discontinuation orders in new electronic prescriptions and opportunities for implementing CancelRx.

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Disclosure of Errors

Electronic Health Records

Ways to Improve Electronic Health Record Safety.

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"It matters what I think, not what you say": scientific evidence for a medical error disclosure competence (MEDC) model.

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Adverse effects of computers during bedside rounds in a critical care unit.

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Clinical and financial effects of smart pump–electronic medical record interoperability at a hospital in a regional health system.

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Mind the overlap: how system problems contribute to cognitive failure and diagnostic errors.

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A usability and safety analysis of electronic health records: a multi-center study.

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Disclosure and apology: nursing and risk management working together.

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Resolving the productivity paradox of health information technology: a time for optimism.

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Meaningful use's benefits and burdens for US family physicians.

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Do written disclosures of serious events increase risk of malpractice claims? One health care system's experience.

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Disclosure coaching: an ask-tell-ask model to support clinicians in disclosure conversations.

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Reduced effectiveness of interruptive drug–drug interaction alerts after conversion to a commercial electronic health record.

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