Impact of electronic health records on malpractice claims in a sample of physician offices in Colorado: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic health records (EHRs) might reduce medical liability claims and potentially justify premium credits from liability insurers, but the evidence is limited.

Objectives

To evaluate the association between EHR use and medical liability claims in a population of office-based physicians, including claims that could potentially be directly prevented by features available in EHRs ("EHR-sensitive" claims).

Design

Retrospective cohort study of medical liability claims and analysis of claim abstracts.

Participants

The 26 % of Colorado office-based physicians insured through COPIC Insurance Company who responded to a survey on EHR use (894 respondents out of 3,502 invitees).

Main measures

Claims incidence rate ratio (IRR); prevalence of "EHR-sen

SUBMITTER: Victoroff MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3631062 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature