Emojis are increasingly appearing in EHR, according to a new analysis of clinical notes that suggests informal digital symbols are making limited but growing inroads into healthcare communication.

Analysis of 218.1 million notes from 1.6 million patients' electronic health records revealed growing use of emojis.

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The use of emojis in electronic health record (EHR) notes shot up last year compared with recent years, according to an ...