ER Check-In Via Electronic Kiosk

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newVideoPlayer("er_kiosk_gawker.flv", 475, 376);Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas is the nation's first hospital to have electronic kiosks for ER check-in. The goal is to speed the patient registration process and delivery of care, and reduce costs. Looks like a win-win situation. Just hope it doesn't go all The Tower on you.

Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas is the nation’s first hospital to have electronic kiosks for ER check-in. The goal is to speed the patient registration process and delivery of care, and reduce costs. Looks like a win-win situation. Just hope it doesn’t go all The Tower on you.

[via NBC]

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