The use of electronic health records (EHRs) has grown significantly in the past decade.
Health information databases contain sensitive patient information, including their names …

The privacy of patients and the security of their information is the most imperative barrier to
entry when considering the adoption of electronic health records in the healthcare industry …

The Institute of Medicine's To Err Is Human, published in 1999, represented a watershed
moment for the US health care system. The report dramatically raised the profile of patient …

Importance Establishing strategies to minimize the burden of burnout and poor quality of life
(QOL) on surgeons relies on a thorough understanding of QOL and burnout among the …

Importance Diagnostic errors are an understudied aspect of ambulatory patient safety.
Objectives To determine the types of diseases missed and the diagnostic processes …

Conceptual models have been developed to address challenges inherent in studying health
information technology (HIT). This chapter introduces an 8-dimensional model specifically …

Objective The objectives of this study were to (a) review electronic medical record (EMR)
and related electronic health record (EHR) interface usability issues,(b) review how EMRs …

We identify and describe nine key, short-term, challenges to help healthcare organizations,
health information technology developers, researchers, policymakers, and funders focus …

Background Health care organizations worldwide are faced with an increasing number of
cyberattacks and threats to their critical infrastructure. These cyberattacks cause significant …

Objective A recent Institute of Medicine report called for attention to safety issues related to
electronic health records (EHRs). We analyzed EHR-related safety concerns reported within …