WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — A new electronic
health record (EHR) safety reporting system was announced today by
the iHealth Alliance, a not-for-profit organization composed of
medical society and professional liability carrier executives in
collaboration with federal agencies and PDR Network. EHRevent.org establishes a national
system where physicians and other health care providers can report
issues related to the implementation and use of EHRs.
Using a standardized online format, EHRevent will collect
reports from physicians and other health care providers who use
EHRs and create reports that medical societies, professional
liability carriers and government agencies, such as the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), will use to help educate providers
on the potential challenges that EHR systems may bring. The
system will be available directly via the Internet at www.EHRevent.org and also
integrated into the web sites of participating liability carriers,
medical societies, PDR Network and other partners, including EHR
system vendors.
EHRevent was modeled after other national reporting systems,
including the system used in the aviation industry, and its reports
include issues related to software problems, inadequate user
training, security breaches and near-misses. Reports will be
confidential but used to better understand challenges associated
with the adoption and implementation of EHRs and to improve patient
safety.
“Electronic health records are being adopted at record rates and
present an opportunity to advance patient care,” said Nancy Dickey,
M.D., iHealth Alliance chair and former president of the American
Medical Association. “As with any new system, there is a learning
curve for the software providers and for the doctors who use these
systems. EHRevent will help us all get smarter about EHRs and
assure that patient care advances are als
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