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Why has the pager been so hard to replace in hospitals?

At a surprisingly large number of hospitals, the pager remains the backbone of communication.

Jeff Guo on The Planet Money team tries to understand why the pager has been so hard to replace.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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