Publications by authors named "Silvia Sato"
Electronic health record implementation: how to identify and analyze the possible negative impacts.
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
December 2024
Objective: Identify potential negative impacts arising from implementing an electronic medical record system, classify them according to the level of criticality, and analyze method's effectiveness after implementation.
Methods: The research involved identifying the negative impacts, classifying them according to the criteria for criticality, stratifying them as high, medium, or low severity, and finally, analyzing the effectiveness of the identification and classification methods.
Results: Findings confirmed that 89.
Article Synopsis
- Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) in hospitals aim to coordinate interventions that enhance the appropriate use of antimicrobial medications, and this study focused on evaluating their implementation in São Paulo, Brazil.
- A survey conducted between March and July 2018 found that 85% of responding hospitals had formal ASPs, with guidelines for surgical prophylaxis and sepsis being widely adopted, but stricter measures like prior authorization were rare.
- Although most hospitals reported having active ASPs, there were discrepancies in understanding their objectives and evaluating their effectiveness, indicating a need for improved metrics and feedback systems in the future.