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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedRatanawongsa N, Chan LL, Fouts MM
The challenges of electronic health records and diabetes electronic prescribing: implications for safety net care for diverse populations.
This review highlights how the EHR electronic prescribing transformation has affected diabetes care for vulnerable patients and offers recommendations for improving patient safety through EHR electronic prescribing design, implementation, policy, and research. Specifically, it presents evidence for the adoption of RxNorm and standardized naming and picklist options for high alert medications such as insulin.
AHRQ-funded; HS022561; HS023558.
Citation: Ratanawongsa N, Chan LL, Fouts MM .
The challenges of electronic health records and diabetes electronic prescribing: implications for safety net care for diverse populations.
J Diabetes Res 2017;2017:8983237. doi: 10.1155/2017/8983237.
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Keywords: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT), Vulnerable Populations, Diabetes, Patient Safety, Chronic Conditions