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| Systematize electronic health records with the use of technology. |
The impact of technology in the field of medicine goes beyond improved drugs and sophisticated equipment to treat ill patients. Certainly, it has also influenced hospital administration and clinic management.
For people who are involved in private practice and/or working for a medical institution, digital technology has facilitated documentation of a patient's medical history. Installing an electronic health record (EHR) system, however, is quite costly. Thus, many hospitals and clinicians still rely on paper-based records.
