ONC updates SAFER Guides for EHRs

ONC released an updated version of its Safety Assurance Factors for Electronic Health Record Resilience Guides.

The SAFER Guides, first published in January 2014, are a voluntary template clinicians can use to assess the safety and usability of their EHR practices. This updated version includes feedback from stakeholders such as healthcare providers, the Electronic Health Record Association, the National Quality Forum, the National Academy of Medicine and the American Medical Informatics Association.

The updates include additional follow-up reporting guidelines to improve the way clinicians communicate abnormal test results and additional contingency planning guidelines to address electronic system downtime.

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