Using the diffusion of innovations theory to assess socio-technical factors in planning the implementation of an electronic health record alert across multiple primary care clinics

Using the diffusion of innovations theory to assess socio-technical factors in planning the implementation of an electronic health record alert across multiple primary care clinics

Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) are a leading cause of death in the United States. Patients with stage 3 and 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at particular risk because many medications are cleared by the kidneys. Alerts in the electronic health record (EHR) about drug appropriateness and d...

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Main Authors: Ching-Pin Lin, Janelle Guirguis-Blake, Gina A. Keppel, Sharon Dobie, Justin Osborn, Allison M. Cole, Laura-Mae Baldwin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT 2016-04-01
Series:Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics
Subjects:
electronic health records
chronic kidney diseases
medication alert systems
adverse drug event
primary care
outpatient clinic
Online Access:https://hijournal.bcs.org/index.php/jhi/article/view/157

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