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Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled

The government used a 2009 financial stimulus package to move the country from paper medical charts to electronic records. Care was supposed to get better, safer and cheaper. It hasn't worked out.

Alan Krueger, a Princeton University economist and chairman of former President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, specialized in workforce economics. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Ex-White House Economist Alan Krueger Dies; Saw Lessons For Economy In Rock Music

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Why The Promise Of Electronic Health Records Has Gone Unfulfilled

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At Toyota's LFA Works plant in Japan, the automaker manufactures 10 Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars a day. It has plans to ramp up production. Hiroo Saso hide caption

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Japan Is Betting Big On The Future Of Hydrogen Cars

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Former East Pittsburgh police officer Michael Rosfeld at the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., earlier this month. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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Trial To Begin For White Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Black Teen

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The Nokona baseball glove factory in the small town of Nocona, Texas, is one of the last remaining baseball glove factories in the U.S. Bill Zeeble/KERA hide caption

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A Small Town In Texas Is Home To One Of The Last Baseball Glove Factories In The U.S.

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Evan Thomas breaks new ground with extraordinary access to Sandra Day O'Connor, her papers, journals — and even 20 years of her husband's diary. Mike Moore/WireImage/Getty Images hide caption

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From Triumph To Tragedy, 'First' Tells Story Of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

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