Back in the ’80s, when Shamai Grossman was mulling which medical specialty to choose, the major drawback of emergency medicine was that those doctors rarely got to learn what happened to their patients.
Decades later, the same criticism holds true.
STAT+: Life or death decisions and no feedback: New study highlights the value of patient tracking, especially in the ER
Emergency physicians say access to former patients' medical records can help them avoid future mistakes and build diagnostic acumen, according to a new survey. Proponents agree it needs to be…