Healthcare providers nationwide have spent billions of dollars adopting electronic health records (EHRs) that incorporate clinical decision support (CDS) to improve patient safety, reduce costs, and comply with federal regulations, but evaluations of CDS implementations have not consistently reported improved patient outcomes or lower costs. Alerts that prompt clinicians about […]
The last decade witnessed dramatic growth in electronic health record (EHR) adoption, from less than 10% to nearly universal, in part due to more than $30 billion of federal government spending. Until recently, EHR implementation was limited to locally developed systems at large, academic healthcare organizations, which enabled extensive customization […]
SAFER Electronic Health Records: Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience Electronic health records (EHRs) have the potential to improve the quality and safety of health care. Since the enactment of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), organizations are adopting EHRs at an unprecedented rate. While […]
