Posted by ImproveCareNow™ on May 01, 2018
Walsh KE, Marsolo KA, Davis C, Todd T, Martineau B, Arbaugh C, Verly F, Samson C, Margolis PA . Accuracy of the medication list in the electronic health record-implications for care, research, and improvement. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 25 2018;(7): 909-912
Electronic medication lists may be useful in clinical decision support and research, but their accuracy is not well described. The aim of this article was to assess the completeness of the medication list compared to the clinical narrative in the electronic health record.