“Legal experts say it is impossible to know how often health IT mishaps occur. Electronic medical records are not classified as medical devices, so hospitals are not required to report problems. In fact, many health IT contracts do not allow hospitals to discuss computer flaws, according to Sharona Hoffman, a professor of law and bioethics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.”
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Marcia Gulesian, The Information Technology Forum, 24 October 2009
