Clinician perspectives on electronic health record behavioral alerts and hospital workplace violence prevention: A mixed methods study at 20 organizations
Reports of uncertainty in best practices for deploying EHR behavioral alerts, along with perceptions of variability in implementation and potential biases in alert usage, raise concerns about their effectiveness and potential for worsening disparities. Standardized, evidence-based practices that safeguard healthcare workers without compromising patient care and equity are needed.
Authors
- Catherine Callister (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2638-7464)
- Himali Weerahandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9614-345X)
- Angela Keniston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-2881)
- Marisha Burden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8262-3994)
- Katie E. Raffel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5206-8862)
- John F. Burke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6190-5116)
- Andrew David Auerbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-0527)
- Jeffrey L. Schnipper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7072-0781)
- Khooshbu Dayton
- Russell W. Ledford
- Zoë Kopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8268-8703)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University of Colorado Hospital (US)
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jhm.70018
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.40