Electronic Health Record-Related Events in Medical Malpractice Claims

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 77-85

  Graber, Mark L ^a   Siegal, Dana ^b   Riah, Heather ^b   Johnston, Doug ^a   Kenyon, Kathy ^c  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b CRICO Strategies   (United States)

^c Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

health information technology; malpractice claims; patient safety

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; MALPRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY;

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; MALPRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY;

EID: 84946594236     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000240     Document Type: Article

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