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01/01/23

Electronic health record use issues and diagnostic error: a scoping review and framework.

Dixit, Ram A; Boxley, Christian L; Samuel, Sunil; Mohan, Vishnu; Ratwani, Raj M; Gold, Jeffrey A. J Patient Saf.

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Summary

Electronic health records (EHR) may have unintended negative consequences on patient safety. This review identified 11 articles focused on the relationship between EHR use and diagnostic error. EHR issues fell into three general areas: information gathering, medical decision-making, and plan implementation and communication. The majority of issues were a related to providers’ cognitive processing, revealing an important area of research and quality improvement. 

The PSNet collection materials were developed with funding under multiple contracts from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Dixit RA, Boxley CL, Samuel S, et al. Electronic health record use issues and diagnostic error: a scoping review and framework. J Patient Saf. 2023;19(1):e25-e30.