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DECEMBER 16, 2016

EHRs Flawed, But Can Still Boost Health Outcomes

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Tom Olenzak

Philadelphia—Health systems, pharmaceutical companies and health insurance plans have several innovative options for using electronic health records (EHRs) to improve patient outcomes, according to a roundtable discussion at the World Congress EHR and E-Prescribing Summit. But several significant obstacles, including interoperability and effective data mining, need to be overcome for this strategy to start improving clinical outcomes, according to the panelists.

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