3 'essential' steps to improve electronic health records, patient care (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

3 'essential' steps to improve electronic health records, patient care

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The University of Virginia School of Medicine’s Don Detmer, MD, MA, was an early advocate for the electronic health records now found in hospitals across the country. He has now developed a plan to improve their use, lighten clinicians’ workload and enhance patient care.

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Courtesy Don Detmer

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