JAMA Network September 11, 2023
David C. Classen, MD, MS; Christopher A. Longhurst, MD, MS; Taylor Davis, MSStat, MBA; Julia Adler Milstein, PhD; David W. Bates, MD, MSc

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Question Is the safety performance of electronic health record (EHR) systems associated with frontline usability of such systems?

Findings In this cross-sectional study of 112 US hospitals from 2017 and 2018, there was a significant association between the overall scores of the National Quality Forum Health IT Safety Measure, a computerized physician order entry and EHR safety test, and the ARCH Collaborative EHR User Experience Survey. In addition, there was an association between the overall EHR Safety Test Score and the subcategory scores on the ARCH Survey mean scores and the overall ARCH Survey score and the subcomponent scores in the EHR Safety Score.

Meaning These findings suggest that EHR safety performance is associated with frontline EHR usability...

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Topics: EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Physician, Provider, Safety, Survey / Study, Technology, Trends
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