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The Mounting Frustrations Of Electronic Health Records
ResumeThe U.S. government has spent $25 billion to promote the use of electronic health records. Supporters say those records improve doctor productivity and reduce costs. But many doctors are pushing back — saying that strict federal guidelines interfere with patient care.
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Carey Goldberg, co-host of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog, which tweets @commonhealth.
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Healthcare IT News: AMA Docs Fed Up with EHR Woes
- "Our experience as physicians is often falling far short of the promise that I think we all hope we eventually reach."
Scientific American: Electronic Health Records Software Often Written Without Doctors' Input
- "The reason why many doctors find electronic health records (EHR) difficult to use might be that the software wasn't properly tested, researchers suggest."
This segment aired on September 28, 2015.