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ST. JOHN’S, NL – Doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador say rapid implementation of a province-wide electronic health information system threatens to harm patients and push some physicians to retire or leave the province. The province’s health authority says its electronic health information system, CorCare, based on the Epic software platform used in many parts of Canada and the U.S., is set to launch on April 25.
N.L. Health Services says CorCare promises to modernize healthcare by providing a single, integrated digital record to improve patient care, efficiency and data sharing across the province.
However, physicians in the province have concerns about how it’s being launched. More than 250 of them have signed a petition…