Electronic Health Records (EHR) have transformed modern medicine by making patient information instantly accessible to ...

Providers often voice concerns and frustrations with EHRs, so how can the industry fix those issues? The Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality ...

If your organization uses Electronic Health Records (EHRs), the recent updates to the SAFER Guidelines (Safety Assurance Factors for EHR Resilience) are essential for helping you assess the potential ...

As the evidence base for EHR contributions to diagnostic error grows, several actions should be taken to address this patient safety issue. As the evidence base for ...

In practical terms, most modern systems are EHRs. The distinction matters most when patients receive care from ...

Use of an advanced EHR system could reduce patient safety events, according to research from Carnegie Mellon and the ECRI institute, which examined patient safety outcomes due to advanced EHR ...

Electronic Health Records (EHR) have become essential in healthcare, shaping how clinicians, pharmacists, and administrators deliver care. From national integration frameworks to specialized ...

As one of the provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT contracted with the Urban Institute to develop a reporting program collecting information ...

I've expressed concern before that ONC paints a Pollyanna portrait of its success. So I found its recent issue brief on health IT and patient safety refreshing. Yes, it's a very rosy picture on how ...

The Office of the National Coordinator today released the final rule for the ONC Health IT Certification Program, which gives the agency more direct oversight of the health IT testing labs. The rule ...

Federal agencies and clinicians are advancing new measures to strengthen electronic health record (EHR) safety, compliance, and usability. The 2025 SAFER Guides target high-risk, frequent issues like ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite its documented ability to improve health outcomes and reduce overall costs, the full-scale adoption of ...