Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program
Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems increase clerical workload, promote copy-paste and error propagation. Documentation error rate in cancer diagnosis and treatment was examined in 776 patient records. Fifteen percent of the charts contained an error. Modern EHR systems, patient portals and engag...
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| author | Harpriya Khela Justin Khalil Nathan Daxon Zdenka Neilson Tina Shahrokhi Peter Chung Philip Wong |
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| description | Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems increase clerical workload, promote copy-paste and error propagation. Documentation error rate in cancer diagnosis and treatment was examined in 776 patient records. Fifteen percent of the charts contained an error. Modern EHR systems, patient portals and engagement tools may facilitate the maintenance of accurate information. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df75489653f44c74a9e9ee566bf0b53b2024-03-14T06:15:12ZengElsevierTechnical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology2405-63242024-03-0129100233Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer programHarpriya Khela0Justin Khalil1Nathan Daxon2Zdenka Neilson3Tina Shahrokhi4Peter Chung5Philip Wong6Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaCorresponding author at: Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, OPG Room 7-205, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 2M9, Canada.; Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, CanadaElectronic Health Record (EHR) systems increase clerical workload, promote copy-paste and error propagation. Documentation error rate in cancer diagnosis and treatment was examined in 776 patient records. Fifteen percent of the charts contained an error. Modern EHR systems, patient portals and engagement tools may facilitate the maintenance of accurate information.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632423000331EHRChartDocumentationErrorCancer |
| spellingShingle | Harpriya Khela Justin Khalil Nathan Daxon Zdenka Neilson Tina Shahrokhi Peter Chung Philip Wong Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology EHR Chart Documentation Error Cancer |
| title | Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| title_full | Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| title_fullStr | Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| title_short | Real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| title_sort | real world challenges in maintaining data integrity in electronic health records in a cancer program |
| topic | EHR Chart Documentation Error Cancer |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632423000331 |
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