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February, 2012
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Few docs, hospitals exchanging patient information

“Health information exchange — a process that aims to simplify and improve patient care by connecting doctors and hospitals — hasn’t been catching on as fast as policymakers hoped, a new survey finds.
The results also show that organizations responsible for coordinating the digital exchange of patient records are rarely financially viable, and only a few support the type of information exchange that the government deems necessary.”

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Genevra Pittman, Reuters, 19 May 2011
Abstract (Adler-Milstein 2011)
Abstract (Hussain 2011)
Abstract (Baron 2011)

20 May 2011 | Categories: News | Country: United States | EHR: EHR, EHR USA | Tag(s): Health Information Exchange
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