Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published March 2018

Managing health IT risks: reflections and recommendations.

Sujan M. J Innov Health Inform. 2018;25:952.

Health information technology (IT) holds both promise and peril for clinicians and patients. To manage problems associated with health IT systems, this commentary recommends applying risk assessment and organizational learning strategies to identify and address predictable risks.

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