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Electronic Health Records and Interoperability for Pediatric Care

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Pediatric Informatics

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Electronic health records (EHRs) are a central structure in the improvement of the quality and safety of medical care. Set as a national goal for 2014,1 universal adoption of EHRs has been cited as a chief pathway by which medical errors can be reduced and costs saved.

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  1. George R. Kim MD FAAP
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  1. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Christoph U. Lehmann MD FAAP  & George R. Kim MD FAAP  & 

  2. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA

    Kevin B. Johnson MD MS FAAP

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Kim, G.R., Lehmann, C.U. (2009). Electronic Health Records and Interoperability for Pediatric Care. In: Lehmann, C.U., Kim, G.R., Johnson, K.B. (eds) Pediatric Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76446-7_18

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