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Identifying Electronic Health Record Usability And Safety Challenges In ...

Pediatric populations are uniquely vulnerable to the usability and safety challenges of electronic health records (EHRs), particularly those related to medication, yet little is known about the ... read more

EHR Usability Issues Pose Risk to Hospitalized Children, Study Finds - AJMC

Ratwani RM, Savage E, Will A, et al. Identifying electronic health record usability and safety challenges in pediatric settings. Health Aff (Millwood). 2018;37 (11):1752-1759. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff ... read more

Different usability standards are needed for pediatric electronic ...

Consider the entire EHR life cycle—not just the development phase Encourage transparency in sharing usability and safety challenges to improve safety and EHR products. read more

Addressing Electronic Health Record Contributions To Diagnostic Error

Developers should work together with clients to help identify diagnostic safety features and promote adoption through, for example, discounted rates on client contracts. read more

When Electronic Health Records Are Hard to Use, Patient Safety May be ...

New research suggests that hospital electronic health records (EHRs) that are difficult to use are also less likely to catch medical errors that could harm patients. read more

Study: It's still too easy to make mistakes in pediatric electronic ...

When it comes to giving kids the right dose of medication or properly timing their care, it's still too easy for doctors and nurses to make mistakes because of the usability of their electronic ... read more