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Medical records system not being used

A file photo of the John J. Foley

Photo credit: Newsday/Bill Davis | A file photo of the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility in Yaphank. (Mar. 25, 2008)

Suffolk lawmakers said they were surprised to learn last week that an electronic medical records system for the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing facility, installed through a state grant nearly two years ago, had never been fully activated.

Now, county officials are trying to come up with the $70,000 they say it will cost to train staff to use it.

At a Jan. 25 meeting of the commission...

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