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The system is heavily used
- Over 250 users
- ED Staff including clinicians, registrars, and unit secretaries
- Recently—hospitalists
- Future—adjacent states, ambulatory settings
- Between 70 and 95 percent of registered users used the system last month
- Since May, 2006, 900,000 encounters; more than 80,000 lab tests per day
- Our goal is 100% use
- Records are currently sought on about 40% of ED visitors
- For these visitors between 30 and 60% have information from other sites
- Anecdotally, our system affects care
- Impact on patients with chest pain
- Avoidance of CTs and MRIs
- Avoidance of admissions
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