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Knowledge, planning vital to avoiding legal pitfalls of EHRs

It's not necessarily surprising that electronic health records can both decrease and increase a provider's risk of being sued for malpractice , as some of the same features that make EHRs so

Medical marijuana: Risk management tips

Fifteen states and Washington, D.C., now have laws permitting the use of medical use of marijuana, and physicians nationwide are allowed to recommend it for eligible patients, thus leading to a

Shoddy answering services can increase docs' malpractice risk

Even when you shut off the lights to your practice and go home at night, you could be at risk for committing malpractice if your answering service handles after-hours calls inappropriately, according