The search for the elusive electronic medical record system - Medical liability, the missing factor

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-10

  Grams, Ralph R ^a   Moyer, Ernest H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SyMed Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

EMR; insurance; liability; Malpractice; medical records

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL LIABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD;

HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030954311     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022817323217     Document Type: Article

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