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April 10, 2006

Electronic records seen as way to improve health care

PROVIDENCE -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy will join other lawmakers and officials at the State House this morning for the announcement of an effort to provide Rhode Island doctors with a state-of-the-art electronic medical records system.

Electronic Health Records of Rhode Island, EHRRI, is a effort to improve health care through the adoption of an electronic health record record.

Kennedy has pushed for improving the use of technology, including electronic medical records, to lower health-care costs.

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