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Leah H Carr1, Lori Christ2, Daria F Ferro3
1Division 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.
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.
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