Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 159-161 , May 2007

The electronic health record: An essential tool for advancing patient safety

  • Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN (President, KMA Consulting Services)

References 

  1. RWF News Digest. Available at: http://www.rwjf.org/portfolios/features/digest.jsp?iaid=142&id=5134&c=EMC-ND142. Accessed March 10, 2007.
  2. Smith K, Smith V, Krugman M, Oman K. Evaluating the impact of computerized clinical documentation. Comput Inform Nurs. 2005;23:132–138
  3. Bates DW, Gawande AA. Improving safety with information technology. N Engl J Med. 2003;348:2526–2534
  4. Mekhjian HS, Kuman RR, Kuehn L, Bentley TD, Teater P, Thomas A, et al. Immediate benefits realized following implementation of physician order entry at an academic medical center. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002;9:529–539
  5. Pronovost PJ, Miller MR, Wachter RM. Tracking progress in patient safety: An elusive target. JAMA. 2006;296:696–699
  6. Institute of Medicine. In:  Kohn LT,  Corrigan JM,  Donaldson MS editor. To err is human: Building a safer health system. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2000;
  7. Tourville J. Automation and error reduction: How technology is helping Children’s Medical Center of Dallas reach zero-error tolerance. US Pharm. 2003;28:80–86
  8. Meadows G. Improving the patient experience with information technology. Nurs Econ. 2003;21:300–301

PII: S0029-6554(07)00097-8

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.03.007

Nursing Outlook
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 159-161 , May 2007