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Created by Susan Gutjahr
Created on Dec 22, 2023

SAFER - Multiple patient records open at one time

In the SAFER Patient Identification Recommended Practices 2.5, it recommends that "The EHR limits the number of patient records that can be displayed on the same computer at the same time to one." Currently even though we might have a policy to discourage users from having more than one patient open at one time, users can open numerous patients at one time in tabs. This does present a risk of charting on the wrong patient. Although many will think this is of great convenience, I think there should be a user group brought together to discuss the pros/cons of current design vs recommending a new design with more warnings, less risk of charting in the wrong chart.

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