Patients are re-admitted to hospitals less frequently if electronic medical data systems offer the nurses well-defined care plans options, according to the preliminary results of a joint study. The study was sponsored by EMR vendor Cerner, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Aurora Health Care. Aurora has already implemented a Cerner EMR product across its entire system, which includes 13 hospitals and a network of outpatient centers. The study, which is jointly funded by Aurora, …
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