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Inappropriate reuse of information may result in reliance on information that is inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated and lead to patient safety issues. There is a general sense among healthcare practitioners/clinicians that documentation of patient encounters is aided by using content importing technologies. 2,6 All the terms refer to copying from one area of a medical record to another and often by another person other than the originator of the note. There are many terms describing copy and paste: copy and paste, copy functionality, cloning, carry forward, auto fill and data replication, and reuse. Studies have shown that copy and paste is used in healthcare frequently and is now appearing in medical malpractice litigation. 3 The ECRI recognizes the practice and benefits of being able to copy and paste, and the white paper concentrates on minimizing the patient safety risks instead of trying to delete the practice altogether. Recently, the ECRI Institute (formally the Emergency Care Research Institute) released a white paper/toolkit on the safe use of copy and paste. The practice of copy and paste has resulted in new safety risks and legal concerns. For researchers, it may also include errors in data extraction and bring into question the validity of the data. The term note bloat is a common phrase used to mean that a note that has become difficult to review and understand because of the excessive amount of copying and pasting. 2 In today's complex care environment, these documentation practices create several issues including accurate tracking and identification of original authorship, and may lead to cognitive bias. Copy and paste practices by healthcare clinicians aims to not only reduce time but also enhance efficiency in medical documentation. 1 Electronic note writing by physicians and nurses enables the use of time-saving computer editing functions which include the copy and paste function. The electronic medical record (EMR) has enormous potential to improve the quality and safety of US healthcare. Facing Ethical Challenges with Strength and Compassion.Establishing Yourself as a Professional and Developing Leadership Skills.Ensuring Patient & Family Centered Care.Developing Critical Thinking Skills and Fostering Clinical Judgement.Alteplase Injection for Acute Ischemic Events.Affirming Care for Patients who are LGBTQ+.Lippincott Clinical Conferences On Demand.Continuing Education Bundle for Nurse Educators.Lippincott NursingCenter’s Critical Care Insider.Lippincott NursingCenter’s Career Advisor.An Unforeseen Path from Critical Care Nurse to Editor-in-Chief of American Journal of Nursing.When Nurses Speak, People Listen: An Interview with Pat Patton.Academic/Practice Innovation: An Interview with Dr.Nurse Wellness Is Not Just About Resiliency. Creating Learning Environments to Advance Health Equity.Using Simulation to Develop Clinical Reasoning.The Nursing Shortage and Nurse/Patient Ratios.
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