Risk managers looking to EMR systems for proactive reduction of medical errors.
An initiative combining risk management and electronic medical records (EMRs) at MedStar Health, Columbia, MD, is expected to reduce medical errors and cut malpractice losses by an average of approximately $2 million a year.
D000206:Actuarial Analysis; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance