Tips for a successful switch to electronic health records
Strategies for Health Care Compliance, January 1, 2009
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By now, most people have converted their crates of albums, shoeboxes of cassettes, and stacks of CDs to digital music files. Providers are slowly making a similar move by adopting electronic health records (EHR).
EHRs, like iPods and other digital music players, make thousands of files readily available in one place. However, before sinking a significant amount of money into an automated system, providers need to do their homework.
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