Computer Crash Helps Doctor See Patients | eWeek

Computer Crash Helps Doctor See Patients

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Sep 14, 2004
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When computers crash during a busy at the hospital, a doctor reminisces on lost opportunities for communicating with patients and recalls the usual hiccups caused by information systems that dont communicate with each other. She wonders how much smarter, more-connected computers might help.

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