The Institute of Medicine in a new report made several recommendations calling for better use of health IT to help hospitals reduce diagnostic errors, which are likely to affect nearly all U.S.

In the weeks since the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released its roadmap for the creation of a health IT safety center -- recently redubbed the "Collaboratory" to better articulate the center's vision -- the response has been largely positive, in principle. But some industry stakeholders question its ultimate operating potential and efficacy given that the Collaboratory's funding has not been assured.

This webinar provides an overview of the central components of a plan to develop a national Collaboratory focused on improving the safety and safe use of health IT. In the first presentation, Andy Gettinger, MD, will discuss the Collaboratory’s role in furthering HHS work in health IT safety, while Doug Johnston will review the process for convening a task force of health IT safety stakeholders to develop the Collaboratory Roadmap.

Giving patients access to doctors' notes in electronic health records can increase engagement, safety and care quality, according to a study published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, FierceHealthIT reports (Hall,