EHR May Reduce Malpractice Claims
Posted on Jul 17, 2012 12:00pm PDT
It is being reported that EHRs may help to reduce medical malpractice claims. According to reports, it has been found that the rate of malpractice claims after EHR adoption is about one-sixth the rate that occurs before the technology is adopted. EHR can help in a number of ways as it will keep malpractice claims down and help doctors who over-order expensive tests to avoid malpractice.
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