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Dr. Kenneth Mandl believes health information technology must be flexible. Dr. Kenneth Mandl believes health information technology must be flexible. (WENDY MAEDA/GLOBE STAFF)
April 6, 2009

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In this wireless world, healthcare still has one foot in the digital dark ages. But the $19 billion investment in health information technology included in the federal stimulus package may change that, says Dr. Kenneth D. Mandl of Children's Hospital Boston. Creation of electronic medical records holds the promise of reducing medical errors and cutting healthcare costs. But Mandl says ... (Full article: 440 words)

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