Patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records

'Human error' is blamed for a five-hour computer outage last week. It highlights the risks of a nationwide switch to electronic medical records.

Dozens of hospitals across the country lost access to crucial electronic medical records for about five hours during a major computer outage last week, raising fresh concerns about whether poorly designed technology can compromise patient care.

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