Community health centers struggle; Patients don't always appreciate 'nonclinical' terms;

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> Still stuck on paper records? Kaiser Health News reported why you're not alone. Article

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> Although community health centers expect to sign up millions of newly insured patients under healthcare reform, scant funding will leave them scrambling to keep the new patients, FierceHealthcare reported. Article

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> Electronic health records can stem the short-term growth in healthcare costs, according to a new study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine, FierceEMR reported. Article

And Finally… File under, "What not to say to patients." Article