Boston Children's electronic records system shuts down

A hardware issue related to storage shut the system down for several days


Boston Children’s Hospital functioned without its electronic records system for several days after a hardware issue related to storage shut the system down, according to an article on the Boston Globe website.

Clinicians relied on paper and shoe leather to track treatment, order tests and drugs and receive test results, according to the article. Digital imaging, patient registration, and scheduling were unaffected.

Fewer than five elective medical admissions were postponed, but all surgeries occurred as planned.

Staff relied on face-to-face communication and hand-delivering prescriptions and lab results. “A very small number of additional staff” helped make this possible, a hospital official said.

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March 31, 2015


Topic Area: Information Technology


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