@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt5hj2n1.9, ISBN = {9780813548074}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt5hj2n1.9}, abstract = {One of the more common refrains about health information technology (HIT) is its potential to heighten professional liability exposure as a result of privacy infringement, security leaks, or misuse of an emerging technology.ยน The introduction of a new technology can elevate risk of liability as a result of both anticipated and unforeseen consequences flowing from its use. But where health care is concerned, society increasingly is coming to expect that technology breakthroughs will mean better access to more and better information to assist medical decision making. This heightened expectation involves more than just consumer-initiated online Web searches or aggregated patient}, author = {Sara Rosenbaum and Michael W. Painter}, booktitle = {Medical Professionalism in the New Information Age}, pages = {66--80}, publisher = {Rutgers University Press}, title = {When New Is Old: Professional Medical Liability in the Information Age}, year = {2010} }