Doubts over value of records in emergency Print E-mail

August 31 2010,   Karen Dearne, The Australian

THE oft-touted summary care record that would save the lives of unconscious patients in emergency situations was a myth. It distracted from broader e-health gains, said a British researcher in the field. Trish Greenhalgh, professor of primary healthcare at the London School of Medicine, says her detailed review of the National Health Service's Summary Care Record program found scant evidence that SCRs would have made any difference to patient outcomes. 

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