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How EHRs can improve the safety of healthcare delivery

January 20, 2011

On the morning of Nov. 19, 2010 the FDA announced the widespread recall of the popular pain relief medication, Darvocet, citing “serious and potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities.” Ensuring that the doctors who use our electronic health record (EHR) were aware of the Darvocet recall quickly became our highest priority that day. We needed to make sure that doctors knew about the recall so they immediately contact any of their patients who were taking Darvocet.

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