NAPA, Calif., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Malpractice claims in which the use of electronic health records (EHRs) contributed to patient injury have increased continuously over the past decade, according to a study released today by The Doctors Company.
The study by the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer reveals that claims in which EHRs are a factor grew from just two from 2007 through 2010 to 161 from 2011 through December 2016. Typically, the EHR is a contributing factor in a claim, rather than the primary cause, according to David B. Troxel, MD, study author and medical director at The Doctors Company.
