Accuracy of data in computer-based patient records.
Data in computer-based patient records (CPRs) have many uses beyond their primary role in patient care, including research and health-system management. Although the accuracy of CPR data directly affects these applications, there has been only sporadic interest in, and no previous review of, data accuracy in CPRs. This paper reviews the published studies of data accuracy in CPRs. These studies report highly variable levels of accuracy. This variability stems from [...]
Author(s): Hogan, W R, Wagner, M M
DOI: 10.1136/jamia.1997.0040342