The US government spent $27 billion to get hospitals and doctors adopt electronic health records. Now that they are nearly ubiquitous, EHR adoption has been found to cut costs and the average hospital visit by 4 hours — but only when hospitals meet the highest use standards.

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The US government spent $27 billion to get hospitals and doctors adopt electronic health records. Now that they are nearly ubiquitous, EHR adoption has been found to cut costs and the average hospital visit by 4 hours — but only when hospitals meet the highest use standards.