The Development and Piloting of the Ambulatory Electronic Health Record Evaluation Tool: Lessons Learned.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Substantial research has been performed about the impact of computerized physician order entry on medication safety in the inpatient setting; however, relatively little has been done in ambulatory care, where most medications are prescribed.

Objective

To outline the development and piloting process of the Ambulatory Electronic Health Record (EHR) Evaluation Tool and to report the quantitative and qualitative results from the pilot.

Methods

The Ambulatory EHR Evaluation Tool closely mirrors the inpatient version of the tool, which is administered by The Leapfrog Group. The tool was piloted with seven clinics in the United States, each using a different EHR. The tool consists of a medication safety test and a medication reconciliation module. For the medicati

SUBMITTER: Co Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7929716 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature