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Electronic health record input errors are common, with 60% of patients having errors. Copying notes and physician input contribute significantly to these errors, impacting patient record accuracy.

Area of Science:

Medical Informatics
Health Information Management
Clinical Documentation

Background:

Electronic medical record systems (CPRS) aim to improve healthcare delivery.
Clinician note entry via keyboard in CPRS may introduce new data integrity issues.
Understanding input error patterns is crucial for optimizing electronic health records (EHRs).

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the frequency and types of input errors in electronic patient records.
To identify specific practices contributing to data inaccuracies within the EHR.
To assess the impact of clinician input methods on record integrity.

Main Methods:

Random sample of 60 inpatient charts from 2,301 admissions over 5 months.
Development of review criteria by a clinical informatics panel.

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Independent review of 1,891 progress notes by two raters for specific error types.

Main Results:

60% of patients had input errors, averaging 7.8 per patient.
Copying notes, especially with modifications, led to high error rates (20% of notes).
Physicians (MDs) exhibited higher error rates than other clinicians, even when controlling for note volume.

Conclusions:

Implementing EHRs can introduce novel data input challenges.
Strategies to minimize errors include single data entry and problem-oriented note generation.
Improving EHR design and clinician training is essential for data accuracy.