Malpractice litigation’s effect on electronic medical records (EMR) adoption

In the last few years there has been a tremendous push by the U.S. government to encourage healthcare providers to transition to electronic medical records  (EMR). The 2009 HITECH Act offers incentives of roughly $44,000 per physician to promote EMR adoption. While that has enticed many providers, we are still nowhere near the government’s goal of eradicating paper records in the process of patient care. In research I conducted with Prof. Amalia Miller