Panel Discusses How Digital Medical Records Alter the Learning Experience for New Doctors

The accelerating shift toward electronic medical records threatens to depersonalize and short-circuit the teaching of medical students even as it provides them with greater access to patient information, according to a presentation here on Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges.

The economic-stimulus package that President Obama signed into law this year includes $17-billion in incentives for teaching hospitals and other health

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