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The productivity paradox in health information technology

Published: 26 September 2018 Publication History

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New York State healthcare providers increased their use of the technology but delivered only mixed results for their patients.

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Communications of the ACM  Volume 61, Issue 10
October 2018
107 pages
ISSN:0001-0782
EISSN:1557-7317
DOI:10.1145/3281635
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