.../approach Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodology was employed, including generating a root-cause analysis to identify factors associated with inpatient bowel quality. These findings motivated the creation of a standardized electronic health record (EHR)-based order set...

...Eric W. Ford; Geoffrey A. Silvera; Abby S Kazley; Mark L. Diana; Timothy R Huerta Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between hospitals’ electronic health record (EHR) adoption characteristics and their patient safety cultures. The “Meaningful Use” (MU) program...

... improvement Electronic health record Health information technology Medication administration process Workflow Health information technology (HIT) systems have been recognized as a solution for reducing medication errors and improving the quality of care in the healthcare field (Bates et al...