Inside Digital Health March 12, 2019
ECRI Institute has found that for the second year in a row, diagnostic errors and improper management of test results in electronic health records (EHRs) is the most serious patient safety challenge facing healthcare leaders, according to its Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns for 2019 report.
The annual report is created to help organizations proactively identify and respond to threats to patient safety and uses data regarding events and concerns and on expert judgment. The list offers insight on potential new risks in health systems, existing concerns that are changing due to the implementation of new technology or care delivery models and persistent issues that need focused attention.
Among the top 10 were diagnostic errors and improper management of...
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