While the vast majority of orders are placed correctly, typically 99.9%, the remaining 0.1% can do a lot of harm if they’re wrong. Aware of this issue...
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Hospital EHRs frequently miss harmful or potentially fatal errors, according to a study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. To conduct the study...
Given how many EHRs seem to feature position-hostile designs, it’s hardly surprising to learn that many medical practices aren’t getting the most from them...
Unfortunately, it’s well documented that people often have worse outcomes when they’re treated in hospitals over the weekend. For example, one recent...
The premise of clinical decision support (CDS) is simple and powerful: humans can’t remember everything, so enter data into a computer and let the...
Chicago, IL — March 12, 2014 — 4Medapproved, the leading provider of online education and certification resources on topics relating to Health Information...
The following is a guest blog post by Karen Knecht in response to the question I posed in my “State of the Meaningful Use” call to action. If MU...
A friend of mine had a very timely – and telling – prayer request at church the other day. She asked the Lord to help those in need of doctor’s appointments...
Today I read an interesting piece in HealthSystemCIO.com about the approach Naples, FL-based NCH Health System has taken to help its physicians ease into using...
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