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W2626 – The Impact of AI and EMR on Medical Legal Cases
Explore how AI and electronic medical records are transforming health care and impacting medical-legal cases, including key risks, legal considerations, and evaluation strategies.
Course Category: Live Webinars
Course Level: Intermediate
CLE Credit: Technology
Start Date and Time (CT): Thursday, May 7, 2026 2:00 pm
CLE Hours: 1.0
Fees: $49 for Members and $70 for Nonmembers
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Description: This session examines how artificial intelligence (AI) and electronic medical records (EMRs) are reshaping health care documentation and influencing medical-legal outcomes. This presentation highlights key benefits and risks, explores legal challenges related to using AI and EMRs as evidence, and provides strategies for evaluating and interpreting these tools in case reviews.
Disclaimer: NALA recognizes this course as substantive CLE. However, if your state requires technology CLE, we can adjust this course to reflect technology CLE upon request. Please contact us at elearning@nala.org to request an update for your CLE requirements.
Course Year: 2026
Instructor: Theresa Laxton
Theresa is a legal nurse consultant with 26 years of frontline and leadership experience across ER/trauma, acute care, post-acute care, and health care business development. She specializes in turning complex medical records into clear, strategic insights for attorneys, from merit reviews to medical review panels. Known for her sharp clinical eye and practical, no-nonsense teaching style, she helps legal teams understand what really happened in the chart and how to use it to win cases.
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