Current challenges in health information technology related patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Current challenges in health information technology related patient safety. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published December 2018

Current challenges in health information technology–related patient safety.

Sittig DF, Wright A, Coiera E, et al. Health Informatics J. 2018 Dec 11; [Epub ahead of print].

Health information technology (IT) implementation is a complex endeavor that requires a sociotechnical orientation to succeed. This article outlines nine key challenges to safety that must be addressed across the three stages of health IT: design and development; implementation and use; and monitoring, evaluation, and optimization.

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