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Federal initiatives to improve health care information sharing have led to the development of a new type of regional electronic medical record known as a health information exchange (HIE).Our aim was to investigate the ability of an HIE to decrease health services use for emergency department (ED) patients.We performed an observational, prospective study using a voluntary, anonymous survey among clinicians...