Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Electronic health records serve multiple purposes, including clinical communication, legal documentation, financial transaction capture, research and analytics. Electronic signatures attached to entries in EHRs have different logical and legal meanings for differ...

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Main Author:	Victoroff MD Michael S
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2012-08-01
Series:	Patient Safety in Surgery
Subjects:	Electronic signature Attestation Liability Non-repudiation Metadata Electronic health records
Online Access:	http://www.pssjournal.com/content/6/1/20

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title	Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?
title_short	Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?
title_full	Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?
title_fullStr	Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?
title_full_unstemmed	Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?
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publisher	BMC
series	Patient Safety in Surgery
issn	1754-9493
publishDate	2012-08-01
description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Electronic health records serve multiple purposes, including clinical communication, legal documentation, financial transaction capture, research and analytics. Electronic signatures attached to entries in EHRs have different logical and legal meanings for different users. Some of these are vestiges from historic paper formats that require reconsideration. Traditionally accepted functions of signatures, such as identity verification, attestation, consent, authorization and non-repudiation can become ambiguous in the context of computer-assisted workflow processes that incorporate functions like logins, auto-fill and audit trails. This article exposes the incompatibility of expectations among typical users of electronically signed information.</p>
topic	Electronic signature Attestation Liability Non-repudiation Metadata Electronic health records
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Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?

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