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The Quadruple Aim
Quadruple Aim

A Conceptual Framework

Improving the U.S. health care system requires four aims: improving the experience of care, improving the health of populations, reducing per capita costs and improving care team well-being. HITEQ Center resources seek to provide content and direction aligned with the goals of the Quadruple Aim

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This set of SAFER Guides can also be found on the HealthIT.gov website which includes further description and documentation. The SAFER Guides consist of nine guides organized into three broad groups. They are provided here on the HITEQ Center knowledgebase as well for easy access to Health Centers. These guides enable healthcare organizations to address EHR safety in a variety of areas. Most organizations will want to start with the Foundational Guides, and proceed from there to address their areas of greatest interest or concern. The guides identify recommended practices to optimize the safety and safe use of EHRs. The interactive PDF versions of the guides can be downloaded and completed locally for self-assessment of an organization’s degree of conformance to the Recommended Practices. The downloaded guides can be filled out, saved, and transmitted between team members.

2025 SAFER-6 Computerized Provider Order Entry with Decision Support
Isabella Hill

2025 SAFER-6 Computerized Provider Order Entry with Decision Support

A Resource Developed by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

The Computerized Provider Order Entry with Decision Support SAFER Guide identifies recommended safety practices associated with the design, implementation, use, and monitoring of orders and clinical decision support (CDS). This includes order structure, mapping, libraries, alerts, and warnings that users rely on during patient care. This guide focuses on strategies for optimizing safety during clinical decision-making and order-entry processes.

Providers rely on EHR technology to help them navigate the complexities of patient care, including diagnosis and treatment. This requires accurate and reliable CPOE functionality, with navigable pick lists based on structured orders that are mapped to standard vocabularies to assure interoperability. CDS suggestions should be unambiguous and appropriate and should not generate excessive warnings or irrelevant alerts.

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  • 6. CPOE(.pdf, 1.73 MB) - 75 download(s)

Acknowledgements

This resource collection was created by Joan Ash, Hardeep Singh, and Dean Sittig for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).