Medical records system not being used
Photo credit: Newsday/Bill Davis | A file photo of the John J. Foley Skilled Nursing Facility in Yaphank. (Mar. 25, 2008)
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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...
