Association between Electronic Health Record Implementations and Hospital-Acquired Conditions in Pediatric Hospitals.
Implementing an electronic health record (EHR) is one of the most disruptive operational tasks a health system can undergo. Despite anecdotal reports of adverse events around the time of EHR implementations, there is limited corroborating research, particularly in pediatrics. We utilized data from Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS), a network of 145+ children's hospitals that share data and protocols to reduce harm in pediatric care delivery, to study the impact [...]
Author(s): Rabbani, Naveed, Pageler, Natalie M, Hoffman, James M, Longhurst, Chris, Sharek, Paul J
DOI: 10.1055/a-2077-4419