HealthLeaders Media March 13, 2017
Electronic medical records systems can provide clinicians with reams of patient information, but the management of EHR data leads the list of concerns raised by healthcare provider organizations.
Catherine Pusey, RN
Timely access to and correct use of electronic medical records for patient information management tops the list of concerns that the ECRI Institute has identified in its 2017 Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for Healthcare Organizations.
Lorraine B. Possanza, program director for ECRI’s Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, says the troves of patient information now available have created a new set of challenges for providers.
“The object is still for people to have the information that they need to make the best clinical decision,” Possanza said in a...
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