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HITEQ Highlights: What to Do About Health IT Hazards Associated with Copy and Paste in the EHR

HITEQ Highlights Webinar

Year Developed: 2023

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Clinicians PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Enabling Staff Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: HITEQ (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Copy and paste functionality can support efficiency during clinical documentation, but may promote inaccurate documentation with risks for patient safety. This webinar discussed three key areas where health centers can consider implementing safe practice recommendations: Define copy and paste as a health IT safety issue by identifying the potential patient safety risks Review safe practice recommendations and implementation strategies to mitigate health IT-related hazards and safety issues Disseminate evidence, tools and practices for implementation

Resource Topic: Emerging Issues, Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Promising Practice

Resource Subtopic: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Privacy and Security, Operational Feasibility.

Keywords: Communication, Transparency, and Outreach, Contracting, Data Collection, Management, and Analytics, Implementation Tools, Partnerships, Patient Portals, Patient Satisfaction, Planning, Policies and Procedures, Prevention, Privacy/Protected Health Information (e.g., Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)), Quality Measures, Risk Management, Security Risk Assessment (SRA), Staffing and Onboarding, Strategic Planning.