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  "id": 146586,
  "title": "Digital tools in medical practices can help reduce patient harm, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/digital-tools-in-medical-practices-can-help-reduce-patient-harm-study",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-04T19:30:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-digital-tools-medical-patient.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new study led by researchers at The University of Manchester has found that digital technologies used in health care practices can significantly improve patient safety by reducing medication errors, supporting earlier diagnosis and helping prevent patient harm.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Digital medical emergency referral system set to transform patient care in Rajasthan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/digital-medical-emergency-referral-system-set-to-transform-patient",
        "published": "2026-08-01T22:59:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}