More than 90% of hospitals and 80% of physicians offices now have electronic health records (EHRs) and while the digitization of medicine has improved patient safety, it also has a dark side. Today The Doctors Company, the nations largest physician owned medical malpractice insurer, published a new study showing that EHR-related malpractice suits are on the rise. The study reveals that claims in which EHRs are a factor grew from just 2 from 2007 through 2010 to 161 from 2011 through December 2016. Typically, the EHR is a contributing factor in a claim, rather than the primary cause, according to David B. Troxel, MD, study author and medical director at The Doctors Company.

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