EHR implementation reduces medication incidents in a community hospital, suggesting improved patient safety.
Implementation of the EHR system was associated with a reduction in overall medication incidents at the study institution. Findings from this study allowed the medication safety committee to identify targeted medication safety initiatives focused on barcode scanning (of both medications and patient identification) to reduce the frequency of patients receiving incorrect medications.
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