Double trouble: a propensity-matched cohort study evaluating the associations between duplicate medical records and patient outcomes
Patients with duplicate medical records demonstrated higher odds of adverse patient outcomes compared with those without, including increased mortality, ICU level of care, and prolonged hospitalisation. These findings highlight the need for research to understand the impacts of duplicate charts.
Authors
- Angela Keniston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-2881)
- Hillary Landau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7768-5373)
- Gavriel Roda
- Nicholas Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5377-6246)
Institutions
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Quality & Safety
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjqs-2025-019112
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00