The role of health information technology in promoting patient safety

The paper reviews current scientific evidence on the impact of different health information technologies (HIT) on patient
safety, as well as the potential negative consequences of HIT introduction, including systems of computerized physician order entry(CPOE), clinical decision support (CDSS), medication administration technologies, telemedicine and telemonitioring, electronic incident reporting and electronic medical records (EMR). It was concluded that the most convincing evidence of effectiveness inimproving patient safety, reducing the risk of medical errors and healthcare-related adverse events, have CDSS and technologies that incorporate decision support elements: CPOE, EMR and telemonitoring.

Authors: Kleymenova E. B. [2] Yashina L. P. [2]

Tags: clinical decision support systems2 health information technology1 medical errors1 patient safety2