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Hospital IT approval has no path for clinician-built tools

Six years ago, a man pulled off a highway in rural Washington because his chest hurt. By the time Gautam reviewed it and Read more… Hospital IT approval has no path for clinician-built tools originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Six years ago, a man pulled off a highway in rural Washington because his chest hurt.

By the time Gautam reviewed it and Read more… Hospital IT approval has no path for clinician-built tools originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Six years ago, a man pulled off a highway in rural Washington because his chest hurt. By the time Gautam reviewed it and Read more… Hospital IT approval has no path for clinician-built tools originally appeared in KevinMD.com. Gautam, the cardiologist on call, 120 miles away.

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Gautam, the cardiologist on call, 120 miles away. Nearly twenty minutes passed before he had the ECG. In rural Washington in 2019, you send an ECG by fax.

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