Becker's Healthcare March 18, 2019
The work environment at a hospital helps shape how nurses evaluate EHR usability as well as whether EHRs can achieve the intended aim of their implementation — improving quality and patient safety, according to a study published in Applied Clinical Informatics.
Researchers from Philadelphia-based Penn Nursing’s Center for Health Outcomes & Policy Research conducted a secondary analysis of nurse and hospital survey data. The survey data included responses from 12,377 nurses in 353 hospitals.
The study shows 25 percent of nurses reported dissatisfaction with...