Using Health IT to Prevent Adverse Events - AHRQ National ...

Data sources• Administrative data– Ubiquitous, coded– May not reflect truth: errors, lack of temporal information, codecreep, coded after discharge, adverse events poorly represented• Laboratory, medication data– Direct evidence for laboratory and medication related errors– Indirect evidence: Medications to rescue or treat adverse events,evidence for a diagnosis• Narrative data– Visit notes, discharge summary, admission notes, progressnotes, operative reports, resident signout, ancillary reports• Work flow information– Order entry, coded documentation– Opportunity for timely intervention