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EMR crash causes Austin Health to revert to paper temporarily

17 February 2017
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By Kate McDonald

Melbourne's Austin Hospital was forced to turn to its paper-based contingency plan yesterday when its electronic medical record (EMR) crashed temporarily.

It's not clear how long the system was down but Austin Health said it did affect the emergency department. Clinicians were able to view the record but not enter data or orders, an Austin Health spokesperson said.

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