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Life or death decisions and no feedback: New study highlights the value of patient tracking, especially in the ER

  • Tara Bannow

By Tara Bannow May 17, 2022

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Emergency physicians favor tracking their former patients, new study finds. Proponents say the practice can improve patient care, as long as it’s done ethically. APU GOMES/AFP via Getty Images

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.

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Tara Bannow

Tara Bannow

Hospitals and Insurance Reporter

Tara Bannow covers hospitals, providers, and insurers.

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