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12 Reasons to Embrace EMRs

Why our endoscopy center went digital 7 years ago - and never looked back.

Stephanie Diem, RN, BS

Take it from this early adopter: All those great things you hear about how electronic medical records are supposed to improve efficiency, reduce costs and simplify medical recordkeeping are not just hype. If you put enough time, money and effort into your paperless conversion, you should be able to reap the rewards promised by health IT vendors and the federal government. From my nearly paper-free GI center, here are a dozen reasons to embrace this technology and all it has to offer.

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