The Electronic Health Record as a Quality Improvement Tool: Exceptional Potential with Special Considerations.

Clin Perinatol

Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, PA 19146, USA; Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Chi

Published: June 2023


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Article Abstract

The electronic health record (EHR) offers an exciting opportunity for quality improvement efforts. An understanding of the nuances of a site's EHR landscape including the best practices in clinical decision support design, basics of data capture, and acknowledgment of the potential unintended consequences of technology change is essential to ensuring effective usage of this powerful tool.

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