“As electronic health record (EHR) use climbs, and even more health care information is stored in electronic systems, the legal implications of how that data is accessed and used continue to grow — and provider organizations increasingly wonder how their liability is affected.
In the rush to adopt electronic health records and encourage EHR use, the medical industry hasn’t fully considered how those systems are defined legally, said health care IT professionals at the 2011 Legal EHR Summit, held by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).”
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Jean DerGurahian, SearchHealthIT, 29 August 2011
