Investigating incidents of EHR failures in China: analysis of search engine reports.
As the healthcare industry becomes increasingly dependent on information technology (IT), the failure of computerized systems could cause catastrophic effects on patient safety. We conducted an empirical study to analyze news articles available on the internet using Baidu and Google. 116 distinct EHR outage news reports were identified. We examined characteristics, potential causes, and possible preventive strategies. Risk management strategies based are discussed.
Center for Medical Informatics, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jianbo
J
Lei
Pengcheng
P
Guan
Kaihua
K
Gao
Xueqing
X
Lu
Dean
D
Sittig
D002681:China; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004868:Equipment Failure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057386:Search Engine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012944:Social Support