Across the health care spectrum, we hype the potential benefits of digitalization. At best, we expect great benefits. At worst, it just annoys.
But is there any harm?
Turns out so. In a study let by David Schwappach, we found patient safety incidents from EHR use to be common an underreported.
Patient safety incidents associated
with EMR use: Results of a national survey of Swiss physicians - David Schwappach, Wolf Hautz, Gert Krummrey, Yvonne Pfeiffer, Raj Ratwani, 2026
Objectives Electronic medical records (EMRs) are increasingly recognized as a contributing factor to patient safety incidents. Clinicians’ experiences can revea...
