The analysis intends to gather information about errors with electronic medical records and other HIT areas to help healthcare providers learn from HIT-related adverse events and prevent them from occurring.
To accomplish this goal, ECRI Institute PSO asked participating organizations to submit HIT-related events, including issues with EMRs, lab systems, emergency department documentation systems, monitor interfaces, computerized physician order entry, smart pumps, bar coding, and medication management systems, according to the release.
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