Revisions to the Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience (SAFER) Guides to update national recommendations for safe use of electronic health records

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40220287/ Updated Guides Improve Safety and Usability of Electronic Health Records The Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience (SAFER) Guides help healthcare organizations routinely assess and improve their electronic health record systems and are a required annual attestation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A new AHRQ-funded study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, outlines updates to the 2025 guidelines that reflect current evidence and clinical practice. A multidisciplinary team of researchers implemented changes that include new guidance on artificial intelligence and medical device data, strategies to reduce clinician burden, and real-world implementation examples. The revised guidelines streamline content, reduce the number of recommended practices by 40 percent, and make it easier for healthcare teams to assess and improve electronic health record systems. Access the abstract.