(NewsUSA)
- For decades, a quiet “third party” has sat in exam rooms across America: the computer screen. Patients have grown used to seeing the back of their doctor’s head—eyes fixed on a keyboard or tablet instead of on them—as notes are diligently entered.
That dynamic is starting to change.
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