What are the potential problem areas resulting from improper use of copy-paste or copy forward functionality in an EHR?
Improper care or misdiagnosis if copy/paste of previous information is not updated to reflect patient current condition or presenting problems.
Inappropriate billing of services if services captured (copy/paste) from other visits did not reflect accurately the services a patient received during an encounter.
HIPAA violations if the material that is copied/pasted includes another patient’s information
