[AN ELECTRONIC PATIENT RECORD (EPR) - "A STING IN THE TAIL" (E-IATROGENESIS): PRIMUM NON NOCERE].

Use of Electronic Patient records is most efficient but careless use can result in harm to the patient caused by advanced technology - E-Iatrogenesis. Correct use of the electronic systems can reduce the amount of technology-related errors in the Electronic Patient record. Beyond all doubt, handwritten medical records can contribute to human error due to unclear handwriting, unclear phrases, etc.

The virtual neonate in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: when twin number three adds up to error not imagination.

Background: During the administrative admittance of extreme premature twin neonates to the Hospital Information System (HIS), at an Israeli government general hospital, a third virtual baby was mistakenly admitted in addition to the twins. The third virtual baby's records were in department occupancy and transactions were performed in the HIS, such as "admittance" to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), being appended to a mother as well as clinical orders.

Methods: Once noticed, the records of the third virtual baby were merged in the system with the second correct twin (Baby II), whose records were also in the department occupancy list.