Technological, human, and procedural factors that influence nursing documentation errors

Abstract

Over the years, there has been a drastic increase in awareness of medical mistakes by researchers, hospitals, insurance companies, etc. The rise in mistakes has occurred for several reasons. One reason is that hospitals and other healthcare facilities spend millions incorporating information systems and technology into healthcare, which is thought to help reduce the number of mistakes. Even with the significant improvements technology has brought, mistakes are made every day, costing the United States healthcare system billions and patients’ lives. This study explores technological, human, and procedural factors that influence nursing documentation errors, resulting in negligent medical mistakes. There is no easy solution to reducing the number of medical mistakes, but improving documentation in Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems is a start