A national electronic health record oversight program may be needed to provide surveillance of EHR-related safety issues, according to an article in the Journal of Patient Safety.
Authors Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH; David C. Classen, MD, MS; and Dean F. Sittig, PhD, propose this program should involve data gathering, investigations and analyses and "regulatory components," according to the article. They suggest EHR safety committees should investigate and report EHR-related adverse events and near-misses in addition to performing safety self-assessments to identify new risks.
Their proposal follows the Institute of Medicine's release of a report calling for increased oversight of health IT over concerns of safety.
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Authors Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH; David C. Classen, MD, MS; and Dean F. Sittig, PhD, propose this program should involve data gathering, investigations and analyses and "regulatory components," according to the article. They suggest EHR safety committees should investigate and report EHR-related adverse events and near-misses in addition to performing safety self-assessments to identify new risks.
Their proposal follows the Institute of Medicine's release of a report calling for increased oversight of health IT over concerns of safety.
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