Toward more proactive approaches to safety in the electronic health record era. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Toward more proactive approaches to safety in the electronic health record era. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published August 2017

Toward more proactive approaches to safety in the electronic health record era.

Sittig DF, Singh H. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017 Aug 30; [Epub ahead of print].

The promise of health information technology (IT) faces challenges that hinder its effectiveness as a safe, reliable tool. This commentary provides an overview of the revisions to the SAFER Guides and discusses how to use the guides to manage the risks of health IT implementation.

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