And in those cases, the ER doctors can access the patient's medical history and medications online through "Alec," the hospital's electronic medical records system.
Unlike a paper record system, this process allows the staff to streamline records and be more efficient, Czapp said.
"When you have to process on a paper record, everything you do revolves around the paper record," said Czapp, a community-practice representative at the hospital. "You have...
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