Electronic Health Records May Not Improve Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients (IMAGE)

American College of Cardiology

Electronic Health Records May Not Improve Outcomes in Ischemic Stroke Patients

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Electronic health records may be necessary for a more high-tech and transparent health care system, but hospitals with electronic health records for ischemic stroke patients did not demonstrate better quality of care or clinical outcomes for those patients when compared to similar hospitals without electronic health records, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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<i>Journal of the American College of Cardiology</i>

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