Comprehensive electronic medical record implementation levels not associated with 30-day all-cause readmissions within Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure.
Regulatory standards for 30-day readmissions incentivize hospitals to improve quality of care. Implementing comprehensive electronic health record systems potentially decreases readmission rates by improving medication reconciliation at discharge, demonstrating the additional benefits of inpatient EHRs beyond improved safety and decreased errors.
Author(s): Patterson, M E, Marken, P, Zhong, Y, Simon, S D, Ketcherside, W
DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2014-01-RA-0008