Good Law | Bad Law

Do electronic medical records actually help improve medical care? Is it possible they hinder it?   Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast, Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by Professor Sharona Hoffman, of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, to discuss the role of electronic medical record systems, often shortened to EMR or EHR (electronic health record), and how they really affect the medical care we receive.   Sharona’s book, Electronic Health Records and Medical Big Data: Law and Policy, provides an in-depth understanding of EMR systems, how big data is handled in the medical industry, and the regulations surrounding our personal information. In today’s conversation, Aaron and Sharona are delving into all of the ups and downs of electronic medical records, discussing data security and patient privacy, the power of computerization, Medicare spending and the notion of upcoding, the law’s response to these systems, and more. What should patients be aw