System Configuration Evaluation for a Province-Wide Clinical Information System Using the eSafety Checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Background

According to Digital Health Canada 2013 eSafety Guidelines, an estimated one-third of patient safety incidents following implementation of clinical information systems (CISs) are technology-related. An eSafety checklist was previously developed to improve CIS safety by providing a comprehensive listing of system-agnostic, evidence-based configuration recommendations.

Objectives

We sought to use the checklist to support safe initial configuration of a provincial system-wide CIS (Alberta, Canada), referred to as Connect Care.

Methods

The checklist was applied to 13 Connect Care modules in three successive phases. First, the checklist was adapted to an abbreviated high-priority version. Second, demonstrations of each module were recorded. Finally, independent

SUBMITTER: Sutton RT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10499505 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature