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Mother Nature Causes Flood Damaged X-Rays

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Hand X-RayWhen it comes to flooding at a hospital or business, flood damaged documents are a real headache. But even more serious are flood damaged X-rays, which can contain irreplaceable medical information. To be sure, today’s X-rays are usually stored electronically as well as physically. Older X-rays, however – especially in smaller towns and more rural areas with limited health IT budgets – may still be available only as physical copies.

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