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

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.

Ambulatory EHR functionality: a comparison of functionality lists.

There is a proliferation of lists intended to define and clarify the functionality of an ambulatory electronic health record system. These lists come from both private and public entities and vary in terminology, granularity, usability, and comprehensiveness. For example, functionality regarding a problem list includes the following possible definitions: * "Create and maintain patient-specific problem lists," from the HL7 Electronic Health Record Draft Standard for Trial Use.