The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records

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The System That Turned Paper Charts Into Digital Medical Records

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Developed by Lockheed Martin, it cut errors and costs

Joanna Goodrich

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Joanna Goodrich is the associate editor of The Institute

A doctor at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., uses a light pen, which worked like a stylus for today’s touchscreens, to navigate the patient’s digital health record in the hospital’s medical information system.

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