Estimates of electronic medical records in U.S. Emergency departments.

BACKGROUND: Policymakers advocate universal electronic medical records (EMRs) and propose incentives for "meaningful use" of EMRs. Though emergency departments (EDs) are particularly sensitive to the benefits and unintended consequences of EMR adoption, surveillance has been limited. We an...

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Main Authors: Benjamin P Geisler, Jeremiah D Schuur, Daniel J Pallin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2822862?pdf=render