Digital technology has transformed healthcare documentation, allowing most settings to progress from handwritten notes on paper to electronic healthcare records (EHRs) that can be readily accessed through workstations or personal devices.
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The speed, efficiency and flexibility of EHR systems have helped many medical offices, clinics, hospitals and aging services organizations avoid communication breakdowns, enhance teamwork, streamline data management, strengthen performance improvement efforts and encourage patients/clients/residents to be more involved in their own care.
This edition of AlertBulletin® is designed to help healthcare organizations, administrators and providers balance innovation and safety by noting emerging EHR trends, highlighting common documentation-related risk exposures and suggesting related mitigation strategies.
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