Meaningful use of health information technology and declines in in-hospital adverse drug events | Zendy

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Meaningful use of health information technology and declines in in-hospital adverse drug events

Author(s) -

Michael F. Furukawa,

William D. Spector,

M. Rhona Limcangco,

William Encinosa

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of the american medical informatics association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.614

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-974X

pISSN - 1067-5027

DOI - 10.1093/jamia/ocw183

Subject(s) - meaningful use , health information technology , adverse effect , medicine , drug , medical emergency , health care , pharmacology , political science , law

Nationwide initiatives have promoted greater adoption of health information technology as a means to reduce adverse drug events (ADEs). Hospital adoption of electronic health records with Meaningful Use (MU) capabilities expected to improve medication safety has grown rapidly. However, evidence that MU capabilities are associated with declines in in-hospital ADEs is lacking.

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