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Volume 361:421-422 July 23, 2009 Number 4
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Electronic Health Records in Hospitals

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by Jha, A. K.
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To the Editor: In their study of the use of electronic health records, Jha et al. (April 16 issue)1 report that only 1.5% of U.S. hospitals have comprehensive electronic-records systems, and 7.6% have a basic system that includes a capacity to store physicians' notes and nursing assessments in at least one clinical unit. Interestingly, doctors overwhelmingly say that electronic-records systems improve care,2 a view that is borne out by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) experience.3 Nevertheless, very few U.S. physicians use electronic health records. The reasons range from cost to the lack of a national standard.2

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