Malpractice Cases Involving Allergy Information in Electronic Health Records: Implications for Safer Systems
This study analyzed a large database of medical malpractice claims, focusing on allergy cases involving allergy health information systems that resulted in patients’ harm. The study consisted of a retrospective descriptive cohort analysis of malpractice claims in a large malpractice case repository representing about 30 percent of all the malpractice cases filed in the United States.