Electronic health records are meant to simplify patient care, but no new technology is without its own problems.

1. T H E F U T U R E
O F S T A N D A R D
O F C A R E ?
E L E C T R O N I C H E A L T H R E C O R D S :

2. 4K E Y F A C T O R S
I N C R E A S I N G
L I A B I L I T I E S F O R
H E A L T H C A R E
P R O V I D E R S

3. I N C O R R E C T D A T A
I N P U T A N D O T H E R
U S E R E R R O R S
L E N G T H O F T I M E A
P H Y S I C I A N S P E N D S
O N V A R I O U S T A S K S
T H E W A Y C O U R T S
D E A L W I T H E H R S
D E V I A T I N G F R O M
T H E S T A N D A R D O F
C A R E

4. A U T O - C O R R E C T , A U T O - P O P U L A T I O N I S S U E S
C U T A N D P A S T E E R R O R S
H A V I N G H Y B R I D R E C O R D S
S I M P L E U S E R I N P U T M I S T A K E S
I N C O R R E C T D A T A
I N P U T A N D O T H E R
U S E R E R R O R S

5. LENGTH OF TIME A PHYSICIAN
SPENDS ON VARIOUS TASKS
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D A T A R E G A R D I N G T I M E S P E N T O N A T A S K O R
V A R I O U S M E D I C A L P R O V I D E R S W H O M A D E
E N T R I E S C O U L D B E C O M P A R E D T O M E T A D A T A
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S U C H D A T A C O U L D B E P R O V E D S I G N I F I C A N T
W H E R E A P H Y S I C I A N A N D S P E C I A L I S T A R E
B O T H R E C O R D E D I N T H E E H R A S H A V I N G
V I E W E D T E S T R E S U L T S W H E R E A B N O R M A L
F I N D I N G S W E R E U N D E T E C T E D O R N O T A C T E D
U P O N

6. C O U R T S E X P E C T E H R S T O B E C O M P L E T E ,
P O R T A B L E , A N D I M M E D I A T E L Y A C C E S S I B L E
C O U L D H A V E A N I M P A C T O N T H E D I S C O V E R Y
P R O C E S S
I N C R E A S E D C O M P L E X I T I E S I N O B T A I N I N G
P R I N T C O P I E S O F S O M E T H I N G I N T E N D E D T O
B E V I E W E D O N A C O M P U T E R S C R E E N
T H E W A Y T H E C O U R T S
D E A L W I T H E H R S

7. O V E R R I D E S A N A L E R T
C R E A T E D B Y T H E E H R
D E V I A T I N G
F R O M T H E
S T A N D A R D
O F C A R E
F A I L S T O U S E A N E H R
I S S U E S M A Y O C C U R
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8. EHRs actually can help physicians
defend their care by better
documenting medical decision
making and the rationale behind
them.
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S U S A N K R E I M E R
A U T H O R O F A V O I D I N G A N E H R - R E L A T E D
M A L P R A C T I C E S U I T

9. R . D O U G L A S V A U G H N
P A R T N E R
( C L I C K F O R B I O )
A U T U M N B R E E D E N
L A W C L E R K
A U T H O R S

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