Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?

Electronic health records: what does your signature signify?

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Abstract Electronic health 15-eg1053cl 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 chorulon hcg that incorporate functions like logins, auto-fill and audit trails.

This article exposes the incompatibility of expectations among typical users of electronically signed information.