The status of medical errors among health IT systems

While adoption of EHRs and health IT systems has been stressed among federal agencies and the medical industry in order to improve patient care and health outcomes, some issues within the health IT sector may be actually leading to medical errors among healthcare staff. For instance, a survey from West Health Institute showed that about 50 percent of polled nurses noticed a medical error because a device or EHR system was not integrated adequately within the hospital or practice. Lack of EHR interoperability or integration may make it more difficult for doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide effective care and avoid medical errors.