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Read the following articles using the links provided then answer the questions below.
Electronic records in the ER: A breeding ground for error
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140620/NEWS/306209940
Complicated, confusing EHRs pose serious patient safety threats
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160227/MAGAZINE/302279829
CDC on EHR errors: Enough’s enough
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/cdc-ehr-errors-enoughs-enough
1. Provide a summary of each article. Include what stood out to you the most and why. (HINT: look for the AHIMA Data Quality Management Model section- Ch 12).
2. Which of the AHIMA DQM model domains and characteristics mentioned in Chapter 12 would apply to each of the topics presented in the three articles? Why?
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Running Head: Electronic Health Records
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Electronic Health Records
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Electronic Health Records
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Electronic Health Records
Article 1
Electronic Health Records and Patients Safety
The one thing that stood out clearly in this article is that as much as the Electronic Health
Records(EHR) are helpful most of them come with their challenges. Most of these systems are
difficult to operate and tracing of the problems that could be causing the problems have also
proved difficult. A slight misconfiguration can cause huge impacts on patients, and some of these
effects may have irreversible. Statistics indicate that most of the failures resulting from these
failures have resulted from unsafe technologies, computer glitches false alarms or even system
failures (Silow-Carroll, Edwa...
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