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Hazards Tied to Medical Records Rush
Jul 20, 2014
The Boston Globe article, Hazards tied to medical records rush, examines how present-day electronic health records (EHRs) may be a contributing factor to an adverse event. The article referenced a pilot study undertaken by CRICO to identify contributing factors to errors involving EHRs. The cases in that pilot study were coded over a one-year period and represent claims filed over the previous multiple years. (These cases did not all occur in a single year.)
Read the full-text article:
Rowland, C. “Hazards tied to medical records rush” Boston Globe. July 20, 2014
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