Nurses Agree EHRs Improve Patient Safety
May 06 2015 - 8:01AM
In a survey conducted by HIMSS Analytics on behalf of Allscripts
(Nasdaq:MDRX), the majority of respondents agreed that electronic
health records (EHRs) help improve patient safety, make it easier
to find comprehensive patient information and enhance collaboration
with clinicians inside their organizations.
The HIMSS Analytics Nursing Healthcare Satisfaction Study drew
626 respondents, all registered nurses who represent multiple EHR
vendors, types of care settings and roles. Results include:
- Nurses would not consider going back to paper-based medical
records (71%)
- Nurse respondents agree that EHR benefits are good for patient
safety:
- Improve patient safety and avoid medication errors (72%)
- Enable collaboration with other clinicians
inside their organizations (73%)
- However, respondents were less likely to agree that EHRs help
efficiency:
- Enable collaboration with clinicians outside
their organizations (49%)
- Eliminate duplicate work (43%)
- Give nurses more time with patients (33%)
"This study is helpful for anyone who wants to better understand
how healthcare IT affects nurses, from their point of view," said
Brendan FitzGerald, Research Director at HIMSS Analytics. "Results
show that nurses have the highest levels of satisfaction around how
EHRs improve the quality of clinical decisions. But there are also
findings that indicate EHR vendors could do more to improve nursing
workflows."
"Allscripts applauds the work that nurses do every day to take
care of patients," Allscripts Chief Executive Officer Paul M. Black
said. "Their caring, concern and passionate advice helps shape our
vision for the future of health care. This survey has some clear
messages about where we, as an industry, can do more to help nurses
deliver the best possible care across the many venues that they
practice in today."
For detailed results from the survey, view an infographic or
download a free white paper.
About HIMSS Analytics
HIMSS Analytics collects, analyzes and distributes essential
health IT data related to products, costs, metrics, trends and
purchase decisions. It delivers quality data and analytical
expertise to healthcare delivery organizations, IT companies,
governmental entities, financial, pharmaceutical and consulting
companies. Visit www.himssanalytics.org.
HIMSS Analytics is a part of HIMSS, a cause-based global
enterprise that produces health IT thought leadership, education,
events, market research and media services around the world.
Founded in 1961, HIMSS encompasses more than 52,000 individuals, of
which more than two-thirds work in healthcare provider,
governmental and not-for-profit organizations across the globe,
plus over 600 corporations and 250 not-for-profit partner
organizations, that share the cause of transforming health and
healthcare through the best use of IT. HIMSS, headquartered in
Chicago, serves the global health IT community with additional
offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia.
About Allscripts
Allscripts (Nasdaq:MDRX) is a leader in healthcare information
technology solutions that advance clinical, financial and
operational results. Our innovative solutions connect people,
places and data across an Open, Connected Community of Health™.
Connectivity empowers caregivers to make better decisions and
deliver better care for healthier populations. To learn more, visit
www.allscripts.com, Twitter,
YouTube and It Takes A
Community: The Allscripts Blog.
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