Identifying Potential Patient Safety Issues From the Federal Electronic Health Record Surveillance Program

Thomas B Pacheco; Aaron Z Hettinger; Raj M Ratwani

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.17242

Identifying Potential Patient Safety Issues From the Federal Electronic Health Record Surveillance Program

JAMA. 2019 Dec 17;322(23):2339-2340. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.17242.

Authors

Thomas B Pacheco¹, Aaron Z Hettinger², Raj M Ratwani²

Affiliations

¹ Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC.
² MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare, Washington, DC.

Abstract

This study uses Department of Health and Human Services data to analyze surveillance of electronic health records for patient safety issues to identify those with a potential for patient harm, and the frequency of these issues.

Publication types

Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Certification / legislation & jurisprudence
Electronic Health Records*
Government Regulation
Humans
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records Systems, Computerized / standards*
Patient Safety
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
United States Dept. of Health and Human Services

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding