Emergency Department Workload and Crowding During a Major Electronic Health Record Breakdown

Emergency Department Workload and Crowding During a Major Electronic Health Record Breakdown

Background: Emergency Departments (EDs) today rely heavily on Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and associated support systems. EHR updates are known to be associated with adverse events, but reports on the consequences of breakdowns in EDs are lacking.Objectives: To describe the effects on workload,...

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Main Authors: Jens Wretborn, Ulf Ekelund, Daniel B. Wilhelms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
electronic health records
breakdown
crowding
workload
emergency department
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00267/full

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