Abstract Medical errors may be extremely dangerous if they are not corrected in time. Inaccurate prescriptions or procedures may cause harm to the patient and should not be permitted. They may occur due to overwork and burnout of the staff. However, information technology may be able to prevent them, as well as provide additional benefits to the hospital. This paper covers the reasons behind errors, the benefits of informational technology, as well as its possible downsides. After reviewing the available studies on the topic, the results show that the benefits of informational systems outweigh the possible negative aspects. Introduction Medical errors can lead to grave consequences for patients. They may create a situation where a patient is prescribed ineffective or even harmful medication for their condition or instances where patient’s allergies are not considered before the choice of procedure. This is the primary motivation for research. Generally, such errors are the result of hospital staff accidentally making mistakes in medical forms or overlooking information in patient’s files. However, through the introduction of information technology into hospitals, this issue may be decreased due to the ease of use that computers and electronic records provide. The goal of this research is to show that information technology may reduce the frequency of medical errors. This paper will provide an overview of this issue, information technology, and how it may reduce the number of medical records. Medical Errors in Hospital Environments There is a variety of reasons for why medical errors may occur. One of the possible reasons behind errors is burnout that nurses and other hospital staff may experience. Studies have shown that in situations of understaffing or overwork, people are more prone to make errors in their work. This is especially likely in medical environments that do not utilize information technology due to the increased reliance on human input. Writing a medical document by hand requires time that is often quite limited in cases of understaffing. While trying to fill in all the required information quickly, a nurse may make an error, and there would not be any way to check and correct it on the fly. What is even more dangerous is that the error may not be found in time and the patient’s health may be negatively affected (Garrouste-Orgeas, Flaatten, & Moreno, 2016). Errors may also occur due to the inexperience of the medical staff. While educational facilities provide both theoretical and practical information to medical students, they cannot provide experience. In the majority of cases, a careful novice staff member should not be prone to making mistakes, but there may be procedures, which require additional expertise and should not be attempted without experience (Dyrbye et al., 2014). Unfortunately, it is not always possible to assign a more senior member of staff to mentor novice medical workers, which leads to additional medical errors. Informational Technology and Its Benefits While informational technology such as computers and databases was introduced into the medical field decades ago, their proliferation through hospitals and other medical facilities has been a long and at times difficult process. F