Table 2.

Measures for “improved inpatient EHR documentation” and their definitions

Outcome measure	Definition
Medication accuracy	The absence of or decline in the number of errors and discrepancies present in the medication record
Document accuracy	The absence of or decline in the number of errors and discrepancies present in the EHR document
Completeness	The lack or decrease of missing information, as well as the addition of documented items within a medical record
Timeliness	A decrease in the time required to complete the document and also a shortening of the turnaround time necessary for the document to be available
Overall quality	Variously defined by each study and assessed through mean scores of personalized checklists or quality indicators
Clarity	A well-organized, readable, and easily understandable document
Length	The decrease in the number of lines or word count
Document capture	An increased number of documents created (not included in this review because of lack of data)
User satisfaction	Determined by the primary EHR users in surveys that evaluate their opinion on the implementation of the intervention