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=Introduction =

There are multiple initiatives that extend further than EHR, EMR, and CPOE. Various healthcare providers, such as nurses and pharmacists, are utlilzing the latest technology in Electronic Health Records (EHR) to enhace patient safety (MEDITECH, 2011). The innovations in EHR have lead to inprovements in the following areas of medication, documentation, and risk of falls. Despite the improvements there are strengths and limitations to each of these aspects in EHR. In regards to patient safety and medication, medication information has been provided in order to prevent medication errors. In relation to documentation, EHR has specified areas for storing patient history, providing alerts for any changes with aspects of care, and clinician specific charting. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that one in ten patients admitted to the hospital will encounter uninteded harm (Healthy Body Healthy Mind, 2011). The improvement in falls risk has lead to the decrease in falls by providing clinicians with assessment tools, assistive devices, restraint and patient transfer information. By enhancing these areas of the EHR has lead to a significant increase in patient safety.

EHR & Patient Safety Video This video provides information on how health records have evolved from paper to electronic in order to progressively improve patient safety.

Improvement in Patient Safety This video provides education about EHR and how it will improve patient safety from a multidisciplinary team stand point.

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1. Medication 2. Do__ cumentation __ 3. Risk of Falls

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