RT Journal
A1 Kuehn BM
T1 IT vulnerabilities highlighted by errors, malfunctions at veterans’ medical centers
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2009
FD March 4
VO 301
IS 9
SP 919
OP 920
DO 10.1001/jama.2009.239
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2009.239
AB 
Although many advocates of electronic medical records systems promote them as a means to reduce mistakes affecting patient care, the recent problems in the VA system and other evidence suggest that malfunctions of these systems or problems with the way they are implemented have the potential to lead to medical errors. Understanding how such problems occur as well as how they might be prevented is particularly critical as the Obama administration considers health care reforms that include more widespread adoption of electronic records systems in health care.