Opportunities to mine EHRs for malpractice risk management and patient safety.
Adler-Milstein J, Sarkar U, Wachter RM. Opportunities to mine EHRs for malpractice risk management and patient safety. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2022;27(4):160-162. doi:10.1177/25160435221097422.
Electronic health records (EHR) house and provide access to a plethora of data to inform care and management decisions. This commentary suggests that EHRs have yet to be fully embraced as a tool to proactively identify areas of risk that could lead to legal action.