Healthcare risk management challenges created by federal regulation of electronic medical records and care management |
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| Authors: | James Hofert Roy Bossen Linnea Schramm Michael Dowell |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP;2. Healthcare law attorney who has significant expertise in HIPAA privacy, security, and meaningful use compliance |
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| Abstract: | Health information technology (HIT) continues to evolve at an ever accelerating pace. Recent federal legislation has encouraged the widespread adoption of electronic record systems in the healthcare environment.1 The federal government recognizes that advanced electronic health record (EHR) systems with clinical decision support (CDS) functionalities have the potential to offer numerous benefits to the quality of patient care.2 |
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