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Optimizing Nursing Practice through Integration of Best Practice Guidelines into Electronic Medical Records.

A commitment to best practice guidelines (BPGs) is crucial for ensuring the safety of patients. Recognizing the power of information technology, Humber River Hospital has integrated BPGs into the electronic medical record (EMR) infrastructure. The large-scale implementation institutes a uniform stan...

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Published in:Nursing Leadership (1910-622X) Vol. 32; pp. 99 - 108
Main Authors: Burkoski, Vanessa, Yoon, Jennifer, Farshait, Nataly, Hutchinson, Derek, Collins, Barbara E., Solomon, Shirley, Grinspun, Doris
Format: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Longwoods Publishing 2019 Special Issue
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:A commitment to best practice guidelines (BPGs) is crucial for ensuring the safety of patients. Recognizing the power of information technology, Humber River Hospital has integrated BPGs into the electronic medical record (EMR) infrastructure. The large-scale implementation institutes a uniform standard of care and ensures adherence to BPGs through a forcing function designed to require nurses to complete and document the necessary assessments. The initiative strengthens the audit process and provides the opportunity to identify long-term trends. The implications of the quality improvement initiative are discussed. Due to the widespread use of EMRs, the replication of this initiative is economically feasible in other healthcare settings.