Watch: Electronic Medical Records Investigation In Spotlight On C-SPAN

April 30, 2019

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KHN senior correspondent Fred Schulte talks on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program about errors and other problems with computerized health records — and answers viewers’ questions.

You can read KHN’s story about electronic medical records here.

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<p>KHN senior correspondent Fred Schulte talks on <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?460228-6/washington-journal-fred-schulte-discusses-electronic-medical-record-regulations">C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”</a> program about errors and other problems with computerized health records — and answers viewers’ questions.</p>
<p>You can read KHN’s story about electronic medical records <a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/death-by-a-thousand-clicks/">here</a>.</p>

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