TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric aspects of inpatient health information technology systems
AU - Lehmann, Christoph U.
AU - Weinberg, Stuart T.
AU - Alexander, Gregg M.
AU - Beyer, Eric L.
AU - Del Beccaro, Mark Andrew
AU - Francis, Anne B.
AU - Handler, Eric G.
AU - Johnson, Timothy D.
AU - Kirkendall, Eric Steven
AU - Lighter, Donald E.
AU - Morgan, Stephen James
AU - Raskas, Mordechai David
AU - Tham, Eric
AU - Webber, Emily Chui
AU - Krams, Lisa
PY - 2015/3/1
Y1 - 2015/3/1
N2 - In the past 3 years, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act accelerated the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) with providers and hospitals, who can claim incentive monies related to meaningful use. Despite the increase in adoption of commercial EHRs in pediatric settings, there has been little support for EHR tools and functionalities that promote pediatric quality improvement and patient safety, and children remain at higher risk than adults for medical errors in inpatient environments. Health information technology (HIT) tailored to the needs of pediatric health care providers can improve care by reducing the likelihood of errors through information assurance and minimizing the harm that results from errors. This technical report outlines pediatric-specific concepts, child health needs and their data elements, and required functionalities in inpatient clinical information systems that may be missing in adult-oriented HIT systems with negative consequences for pediatric inpatient care. It is imperative that inpatient (and outpatient) HIT systems be adapted to improve their ability to properly support safe health care delivery for children.
AB - In the past 3 years, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act accelerated the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) with providers and hospitals, who can claim incentive monies related to meaningful use. Despite the increase in adoption of commercial EHRs in pediatric settings, there has been little support for EHR tools and functionalities that promote pediatric quality improvement and patient safety, and children remain at higher risk than adults for medical errors in inpatient environments. Health information technology (HIT) tailored to the needs of pediatric health care providers can improve care by reducing the likelihood of errors through information assurance and minimizing the harm that results from errors. This technical report outlines pediatric-specific concepts, child health needs and their data elements, and required functionalities in inpatient clinical information systems that may be missing in adult-oriented HIT systems with negative consequences for pediatric inpatient care. It is imperative that inpatient (and outpatient) HIT systems be adapted to improve their ability to properly support safe health care delivery for children.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2014-4148
DO - 10.1542/peds.2014-4148
M3 - Article
C2 - 25713282
AN - SCOPUS:84924310001
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 135
SP - e756-e768
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 3
ER -