title: Legal Considerations for Electronic Health Records.
abstract: Electronic health record (EHR) solutions provide many potential benefits for dental practices, whether those programs run internally on a dental practice's computers or are cloud-based solutions. However, these programs also create new risks for a dental practice, which may be mitigated through due diligence and adequate contractual provisions to ensure protection for dentists. This article addresses the legal considerations associated with a dentist entering into a service contract with an EHR vendor.
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mostofi
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hoffman
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D016494:Computer Security / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D048048:Dental Informatics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003792:Dental Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D012984:Software / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States