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EMR Incentives Lead to Quality ROI

By Editor | Published: October 12, 2011
Government’s incentives for electronic medical record (EMR) adoption could pay off in improved quality of care, according to a new study. It found that patients in physician practices that used EMRs got better care and had better outcomes than those in physician practices that used paper records. The study, published in the New England Journal [...]
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EMRs Benefit Even Small Providers, Says Survey

By Editor | Published: April 5, 2011
EMRs provide measurable benefits for providers of all sizes, including small practices, according to a recent survey. Plus, the return on investment is high: According to researcher, it costs just $7,857 and takes just 130 hours to implement an EMR at a five-member practice. In contrast to prior suggestions that electronic medical records (EMRs) may [...]
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