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

Leah H Carr¹, Lori Christ², Daria F Ferro³

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¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Newborn Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 8 Ravdin, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; 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. Electronic address: carrlh@chop.edu.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Newborn Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 8 Ravdin, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ 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, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 37201992
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2023.01.008

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

Leah H Carr et al. Clin Perinatol. 2023 Jun.

. 2023 Jun;50(2):473-488.

doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2023.01.008. Epub 2023 Mar 21.

Authors

Leah H Carr¹, Lori Christ², Daria F Ferro³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Newborn Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 8 Ravdin, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; 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. Electronic address: carrlh@chop.edu.
² Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Newborn Care at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, 8 Ravdin, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ 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, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3400 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 37201992
DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2023.01.008

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.

Keywords: Clinical informatics; Data analytics; Electronic health record; Quality improvement.

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