Electronic Health Record Use and the Quality of Ambulatory Care in the United States
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- 9 July 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 167 (13), 1400-1405
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.167.13.1400
Abstract
Patients in the United States receive about half of recommended medical care, and there have been widespread calls to improve health care quality.1,2 Health information technology (HIT) and, in particular, electronic health records (EHRs) have been touted as cost-effective, sustainable solutions for improving quality in medical care.3-6Keywords
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