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Study: Pediatricians Lag in Adopting Electronic Health Record Systems

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Study: Pediatricians Lag in Adopting Electronic Health Record Systems

November 20, 2012

http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2012/11/20/study-pediatricians-lag-in-adopting-electronic-health-record-systems.aspx

 

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Pediatricians are lagging behind in adopting electronic health record systems, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, MedPage Today reports. For the study, researchers from the Seattle Children's Hospital reviewed 646 survey responses from nonresident pediatric clinicians practicing in office or clinical settings.

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