Spotlight on electronic health record errors: paper or electronic hybrid workflows

Spotlight on electronic health record errors: paper or electronic hybrid workflows

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
Author(s):
Sparnon, Erin, author
Contributor(s):
Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority, issuing body.
ECRI (Organization), issuing body.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices, issuing body.
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Electronic Health Records
Electronic Prescribing
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Medical Order Entry Systems
Medical Records
Records
Workflow
Pennsylvania
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
In a previous Pennsylvania Patient Safety Advisory article, analysts read 3,099 narrative reports relevant to health information technology (HIT) from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority's database and tagged each report using a previously published classification taxonomy developed specifically for HIT. In the course of that review, analysts identified 85 reports of a specific type of error: errors related to miscommunication arising from dual use of electronic and paper documentation. The use of a hybrid workflow, in which both electronic and paper systems are used for documentation, is often found in care areas transitioning from a paper-based to fully electronic (i.e., electronic health record [EHR]) documentation procedure. Hybrid workflows may occur as a planned transitional step during the implementation of an EHR system or may arise as a workaround in which paper is used to supplement electronic systems. This article describes the type of events related to the use of a hybrid workflow and provides recommendations on reducing the use of hybrid workflows.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (pages 55-58)).
NLM Unique ID:
101609905 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101609905