Friday, October 3, 2014

EHR software and ebola, what could possibly go wrong?

Forget malware on medical devices. Try ebola. The Atlantic is reporting that software flaws in the exchange of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) is partly to blame for an ebola patient being sent home from Texas Health Dallas.  More information appears on the hospital's website.

According to Bloomberg news, the EHR software at Texas Health Dallas is made by Epic Systems Corp.

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