Home » Knowledge Center » Industry News » EHRs May Lower Paid Malpractice Suits
Knowledge Center
Hot Topics

EHRs May Lower Paid Malpractice Suits

Print Post

Is it possible that widespread electronic health records (EHRs) usage will result in fewer paid malpractice settlements? A recent study that appeared in the Nov. 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine says just maybe.
“The results of this study indicate that preventing medical malpractice claims may be another compelling reason for physicians, practices, and policymakers to forge ahead with efforts toward universal adoption and optimal usage of electronic health records,” said Harvard University Assistant Professor Steven Simon, senior author of the paper. Healthcare IT News reports on this story.

Latest posts by admin aapc (see all)

Related posts:

  1. Proposed "Meaningful Use" Criteria Released 12/30
  2. Meaningful Use Begins with EHR Vendor Agreement
  3. Register Now For EHR Incentives
  4. EHR Incentive Payments Begin
Tagged :

No Responses to “EHRs May Lower Paid Malpractice Suits”

  1. siavash says:
    April 28, 2009 at 10:18 am

    thanks for releasing important information about medical coding .i was wondering can you do me a favor i want you send some educational lessons to my email.thank you

Hot Topics

  • ads

  • AAPC-OCT-2020-Healthcon-V8.1

  • Latest Poll

    Would it help you to have the American Dental Association’s D codes included in the HCPCS Level II code book?
    Vote