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Improving Health Care in Schools: School Nurse Leader Gives District’s EHR System an A+

Parmeeth M.S. Atwal | May 9, 2012

Marie DeSisto is an innovator when it comes to electronic health records (EHRs) and improving health care in schools. Thanks to her efforts, school nurses in Waltham, MA, are linked by an EHR system that helps them serve students in ways that go far beyond the basics. Just one example: EHR data on student obesity convinced budget-conscious administrators not to eliminate recess.

In honor of National Nurses Week and National School Nurse Day,

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