title: Healthcare risk management challenges created by federal regulation of electronic medical records and care management.
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.)
authors.affiliation: Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hofert
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bossen
authors.forename: Linnea
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schramm
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dowell
mesh_terms: D057171:American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D033161:Government Regulation; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012308:Risk Management; D014481:United States