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September 28, 2015
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** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY FEB. 26 ** Dr. Eugene Heslin sits at a desk with his laptop on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at his family practice in Saugerties, N.Y. From a laptop computer on his desk, he checks a cancer patient's hematology report from one lab and an X-ray report on another patient _ tasks that used to require phone calls or paper files. (AP Photo/ Jim McKnight)
** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY FEB. 26 ** Dr. Eugene Heslin sits at a desk with his laptop on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006, at his family practice in Saugerties, N.Y. From a laptop computer on his desk, he checks a cancer patient's hematology report from one lab and an X-ray report on another patient _ tasks that used to require phone calls or paper files. (AP Photo/ Jim McKnight)
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The 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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