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Physicians, Patient Safety Experts Dream of a Better EMR
Apr 09, 2013
Duration: 5:26
This podcast is an episode of Patient Safety Updates. You can find other episodes and subscribe using the links to the left.
Electronic medical records are supposed to make care more efficient and less prone to mistakes that hurt patients. But physicians complain that EMRs are poorly organized and overly burdensome for caregivers. Is there a better system out there or is it time to dream big?
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