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The contribution of sociotechnical factors to health information technology–related sentinel events.
April 22, 2016
Castro GM, Buczkowski L, Hafner JM. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2016;42(2):70-76.
This study reviewed sentinel events reported to The Joint Commission between 2010 and 2013 to examine how health information technology (IT) may contribute to serious adverse outcomes. The most frequently identified health IT–related sentinel events were medication errors, wrong-site surgery, and delays in treatment.
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