Becker's Healthcare August 28, 2018
The Pew Charitable Trusts, MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare in Washington, D.C., and the American Medical Association released a report outlining ways to improve EHR safety and usability Aug. 28.
The report comprises a foundation for a voluntary certification framework to guide EHR developers and healthcare providers conducting safety assessments of EHRs — whether during the design, implementation or training stages — with a focus on identifying usability-related risks to patient care.
To develop the framework, the organizations conducted a literature review and solicited input from a panel of EHR developers and clinicians who offered best practices and model test cases related to EHR safety and usability.
Here are six stages developers and providers move through...
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