April 4, 2005



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Michael Terrazas, Editor
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Eric Rangus, Senior Editor
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Katherine Baust, Staff Writer
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Christi Gray, Designer
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Jon Rou, Photography Director
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Diya Chaudhuri,
Editorial Assistant


 


The Goizueta Business School's Ajay Kohli, one of the discussion leaders for the "Citizen as Scholar, Scholar as Citizen" signature theme group, speaks at the group's March 28 public meeting in the Emory Conference Center. All nine of the signature theme discussion groups recently held public meetings, and they will gain further input during this Friday's Futurist Forum.
PHOTO CREDIT: JON ROU

Emory Healthcare continues shift to electronic records

Earlier this year, President George W. Bush called on doctors and hospitals to switch their medical records from paper to electronic, which he said would improve medical care while saving the government and other payers money. Officials at Emory Healthcare (EHC) came to this realization more than a decade ago, and the organization is well on its way to rolling out one of the largest health-system-wide, integrated electronic medical record initiatives in the country.

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