David Liebovitz, MD, Chief Medical Information Officer, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, Medical Director of Information Systems, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, discusses electronic medical records and potential cost savings, safety and efficiency savings for inpatients.

Summary:
Electronic medical records are developing to include “dashboard” views of information for each patient, and the generation of automatic lists of patient problems.

References and Resources:
Gluck ME. Is health information technology associated with patient safety in the United States? Find Brief. 2009 Apr;12(3):1-3.

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