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Mammography Use among Black Women: The Role of Electronic Medical Records
Journal of Women's Health, 07/30/09

Clark CR et al. – Primary care sites with EMRs better document mammography use than those with paper records. Patient self–report of mammography screening is more accurate at sites with EMRs. Broader access to EMRs should be implemented to improve quality of documenting mammography use. At a minimum, quality improvement efforts should confirm the accuracy of paper records with supplemental data.

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