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What are the dangers of copy and paste?
“Copying and pasting lots of information runs the risk of upcoding, and also the risk of creating a medical record that is so loaded with text and repeated information that it is almost impossible to tell what happened and when.
Is copying code good or bad?
Even if you’re on a tight deadline. Even if it’s only one loop. Not only does copying and pasting code put your company (and perhaps your job) at risk, but it’s not leveraging the benefits that come with using open source code. Besides, it’s simply bad manners to not play by the open source community’s rules.
Is it bad to copy paste in a program?
While the degree to which copy-paste, as a general code construction technique, should be allowed or disallowed is debatable, everyone can agree that errors introduced via inconsistent modifications to copied code are bad. Human programmers can detect some instances of copy-paste manually, at least in fairly small code bases.
Can a human programmer detect copy and paste?
Human programmers can detect some instances of copy-paste manually, at least in fairly small code bases. Doing this is not too difficult for an automated tool, even for large programs (though it can be tricky when the copies are modified, as frequently happens).
When to use copy and paste in static analysis?
Advanced static analysis can focus on finding such copy-paste errors, cases where code was re-used but new errors were introduced in the process. Such errors are typically introduced during variable substitution, the process where the pasted code is adjusted to its new context. This is a tricky analysis to do.
Why is copy and paste bad for EHR?
Finally, copy and paste can have a negative effect on data integrity. One of the overarching goals of EHR systems is to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information and collection and submission of clinical quality measures.