EHRs
Electronic Health Records Safety Part 2
Legal nurse consultants see errors that occur during a patient’s care. What are the sources of errors caused by electronic health care records safety as opposed to a healthcare provider? How do errors occur with electronic health records? Consider the impact of people, processes, technology and environment. People issues affect electronic health records safety How…
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Do you understand the issues around the implementation of an EHR within a healthcare organization or provider practice? They can profoundly affect patient safety through electronic health records safety. Informatics knowledge will position you for a greater understanding of the scope and breadth of potential electronic health records safety errors and risks associated with an…
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Legal nurse consultants are increasingly receiving electronic health records for analysis. How do these records help patients and providers? How does computer provider order entry affect medical care? In part 1, I specifically addressed the savings of computer provider order entry. 1. Facilities using EHRs and computer provider order entry could gain greater market share…
Read MoreComputer Provider Order Entry: Saving Lives and Money Part 1
Legal nurse consultants increasingly receive electronic health records (EHRs) for analysis. How do EHRs save money and lives? What specifically are the advantages of computer provider order entry? 1. Computer provider order entry saves money Having a provider (physician, nurse practitioner or physicians assistant use a computer to enter medication orders saves money. Drug-related errors…
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