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IT to Correct Health Care Inefficiencies Is a Global Project Putting government pressure on the health care industry to adopt EHR systems through various financial incentives made sense by the early 2000s. They are not likely wrong, as nearly 70 percent of doctors in 2018 felt that EHRs took valuable time away from their patients.
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to build the GMET4 engine—the Company’s 2.0-liter liter Global Medium Engine inline four-cylinder turbo that is currently offered on the Jeep Wrangler and Jeep Cherokee. liter turbocharged I-4 engine is part of FCA’s Global Medium Engine family. Wrangler also offers a version of the engine with mild-hybrid eTorque assist.
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