Most practices have a cyber plan and an AI policy. Far fewer can show either one works. Here's how to turn paperwork into proof.
|Articles|July 25, 2023
Beware these malpractice landmines!
Author(s)Logan Lutton, Chris Mazzolini
EHRs are increasingly leading to malpractice lawsuits. Here’s six issues to avoid.
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EHRs are increasingly leading to malpractice lawsuits. While EHR-related lawsuits still make up only a small number of lawsuits, user error is the cause of 64 percent of EHR-related malpractice claims, according to the Doctors Company. Practices need to focus on eliminating several common problems, mostly tied to user actions, which have led to the majority of EHR-related suits.
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