“An electronic health record (EHR) system helped reduce prescription errors of physicians in a New York City clinic, but doctors found transitioning to the electronic records difficult, according to a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (April 16, 2011).
As the U.S. government invests billions of dollars to encourage healthcare providers to use EHR systems, many providers will switch from older systems to new systems to qualify for the federal incentives. But whether the upgrade improves patient care and safety remains unanswered.”
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DrBicuspid, 27 May 2011
Abstract (Abramson 2011)
