Listen: Reporter Describes Breakdowns In Electronic Medical Records

March 18, 2019

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On NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Fred Schulte describes a KHN-Fortune investigation into the massive push to track and share patient health care records.

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<p>On NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Kaiser Health News senior correspondent Fred Schulte describes a KHN-Fortune investigation into the massive push to track and share patient health care records.</p>
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