My partner Elizabeth G. Litten and I were interviewed by Marla Durben Hirsch in the FierceEMR article “Healthcare Attorneys: New Business Relationships Will Create New EHR Problems.” It is always a pleasure for us to talk with Marla because she provokes our thinking in new areas. While the full text can be found here as part of the December 19, 2013, issue of FierceEMR, a synopsis is noted below.
The healthcare industry already has experienced several unintended issues related to electronic health records, many of which involve privacy and security, patient safety and coding. But as implementation of EHRs begins to mature and providers step up organizational consolidation and integration in response to health reform, there will be additional unanticipated operational and business problems involving EHRs that will arise.