Evaluation of an electronic health record structured discharge summary to provide real time adverse event reporting in thoracic surgery.

Graham AJ, Ocampo W, Southern DA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2019 Jan 18; [Epub ahead of print].

This study examined the implementation of a tool integrated into the electronic health record to export surgical discharge data to an adverse event reporting platform. The tool demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity when compared to a chart audit and identified a higher proportion of adverse surgical events than traditional reporting mechanisms. The authors recommend implementation of these automated reporting mechanisms.

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