Electronic health record alone may have limited ability to improve quality, costs of care

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 10:28 in Health & Medicine

The implementation of electronic health record systems may not be enough to significantly improve health quality and reduce costs. Researchers report that currently implemented systems have little effect on measures such as patient mortality, surgical complications, length of stay and costs.

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