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SAFER Guides: What You Need to Know.

American Hospital Association. December 3, 2014. 3:00–4:00 PM (Eastern).

Hospitals and health systems face challenges in implementing electronic health records that can affect safety. This webinar will introduce the SAFER guides, which highlight strategies to improve safety related to electronic health record use, and educate participants about ways to implement these guides in their organizations. The session features Hardeep Singh and Dean F. Sittig as speakers.

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