Screening Electronic Health Record-Related Patient Safety Reports Using Machine Learning.

Journal: Journal of patient safety
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to develop a semiautomated approach to screening cases that describe hazards associated with the electronic health record (EHR) from a mandatory, population-based patient safety reporting system.

Authors

  • William M Marella
    From the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and ECRI Institute, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
  • Erin Sparnon
  • Edward Finley