Transitioning Between Electronic Health Records: Effects on Ambulatory Prescribing Safety
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 16 April 2011Open access
Erika L. Abramson, Sameer Malhotra, Karen M. Fischer, Alison Edwards, Elizabeth R. Pfoh, Snezana Nena Osorio
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It is suggested that transitioning between systems, even to those with more robust CDS, may pose important safety threats, and recognizing the challenges associated with transitions and refining CDS within systems may help maximize safety benefits.
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Results from this case study suggest that transitioning between systems, even to those with more robust CDS, may pose important safety threats. Recognizing the challenges associated with transitions and refining CDS within systems may help maximize safety benefits.
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