“Many people are banking on electronic medical records to help improve patient safety and quality. But medical liability insurers aren’t sure that’s happening.
A survey two years ago found that a small percentage of insurers offered a discount to practices that used EMRs. But because adoption has been slow, evidence is scant that EMRs help mitigate liability risk. In fact, there is concern that EMRs, by their very nature, might expose doctors to even more risk.”
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Pamela Lewis Dolan, AMNews, 30 November 2009
