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The relationship between electronic health records and malpractice claims.

December 21, 2014

Quinn MA, Kats AM, Kleinman K, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172(15):1187-9.

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Building on an earlier study, this research letter analyzed closed malpractice claims data from Massachusetts and found that claims were much less common for physicians using electronic health records (EHRs) when compared with physicians not using EHRs.

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