“Henry Ford Hospital researchers took electronic medical records onto the marathon route last year to show that the technology could make it easier to care for runners. The researchers presented the results recently at the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine’s annual meeting in Mexico.
The study is believed to be the first time researchers have evaluated the viability of using electronic medical records for injury management and surveillance during a marathon, according to Christopher Guyer, MD, athletic medicine physician at Henry Ford Hospital and lead author of the study. Volunteer medical providers at the 2009 Detroit Free Press Marathon coordinated care for the 19,372 participants via laptops and a Web site.”
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Bernie Monegain, Healthcare IT News,23 April 2010
