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electronic medical records
Electronic medical records a ‘step-change’ for safety
Electronic medical records (EMRs) play a key role in averting medication errors in hospital settings, researcher reports Media reports linking EMRs to adverse events overlook the significant medicines safety benefits …
Canadian pharmacist snooped in the health records of 46
A pharmacist spied on the electronic health records of people she knew and shared what she saw with her spouse Catherine Tully, the Information and Privacy Commissioner for the Canadian …
A nudge in the right direction
Lowering the default amount of opioid pills in EMRs may reduce prescribing in midst of an opioid crisis, new study finds A new study published in JAMA Surgery has found …