for further research on both case and statutory law to clarify the
liability patterns that might arise in the use of EHR and PHR. In
particular, further research should analyze the degree of accuracy
and completeness of the data which is required to practitioners as
well as to what extent professional or Internet service providers'
liability may emerge in case access is not possible for technical
reasons. The combination of case law and statutory provisions
if coupled with the availability of technologies such as EHRs
and PHRs can have an impact on the level of care imposed to
practitioners. It might theoretically result in a further expansion of
the phenomenon of the “litigation explosion” which characterizes
professional liability in all modern post industrial societies.