Are electronic medical records a medicolegal risk to the oculoplastic surgeon? A survey of British Oculoplastic Surgery Society Members

Samantha Vicki Hunt^{1

2}, Richard Caesar³, Raman Malhotra⁴

Affiliations

¹ University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, England. samanthahunt2@nhs.net.
² Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England. samanthahunt2@nhs.net.
³ Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Ophthalmology Unit, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, England.
⁴ Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England.

Samantha Vicki Hunt et al. Eye (Lond). 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;36(6):1326-1328.

doi: 10.1038/s41433-021-01835-0. Epub 2021 Nov 23.

Samantha Vicki Hunt^{1

2}, Richard Caesar³, Raman Malhotra⁴

¹ University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, England. samanthahunt2@nhs.net.
² Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England. samanthahunt2@nhs.net.
³ Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Ophthalmology Unit, Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, England.
⁴ Corneoplastic Unit, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, England.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Comment on: Are electronic medical records a medicolegal risk to the oculoplastic surgeon? A survey of British Oculoplastic Surgery Society Members.
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