**5. Enhancing safety via utilization of the electronic medical record, medication ordering algorithms, and artificial intelligence**

Health systems with built-in mechanisms for system-wide learning and improvement tend to perform better in general and especially so in the area of patient safety [23]. The Wired for Health Care Quality Act of 2005 appropriated funding in the US to promote adoption of medical information technology to enhance patient safety and improve quality of care [10]. As a consequence, healthcare networks have committed billions of dollars into the adoption of EHR systems, supposing that these systems would transform the incorporation of science-based practices into medical care, thereby resulting in better, safer care at reduced costs [12]. Highly effective and safe healthcare institutions promote and operate safely in multifaceted clinical milieus despite inherently complicated procedures and the potential for error [19]. The implementation of EHR has enhanced communication between providers systemically throughout the healthcare network and between the different specialties while limiting diagnostic errors through utilization of artificial intelligence algorithms [8]. Ongoing plans to maximize medical information technology as a method to incorporate the best science into the clinical arena incorporates decision-making guidance adjuncts, such as specialized disease order sets, documentation guidelines, and best practice algorithms [12].
