E-health records should play bigger role in patient safety initiatives, researchers advocate
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 11:01
in Health & Medicine
Patient safety researchers are calling for the expanded use of electronic health records (EHRs) to address the disquieting number of medical errors in the healthcare system that can lead to readmissions and even death. Their commentary is in the July 6 issue of JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association.