Overuse of the “copy and paste” function in EHRs may compromise the accuracy of patient data, according to a National Institute of Standards and Technology report. NIST — working with ECRI and the U.S ...

The copy and paste function of an electronic health record is "one of the most egregious dangers of electronic charting," according to a recent editorial in the American Journal of Medicine. Arie ...

The copy-and-paste function in EHRs may be a time-saver for physicians, but it can have negative consequences for patient care and outcomes and can compromise the integrity of medical records, ...

Hospitals are employing safeguards to prevent electronic health record fraud and abuse to varying degrees, but must do more, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health & Human ...