[Med-privacy] EMRs

[peter marshall]

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  ABOUT 40 PCT OF DOCS USE ELECTRONIC RECORDS
  [SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Maggie Fox]
  Just under 40 percent of US doctors use electronic medical records and 
many say the system they use is only minimally functional, according to 
a survey by the National Center for Health Statistics. Only 4 percent 
of doctors said their systems were fully functional -- a clear 
indication of just how many physicians rely on outdated paper records. 
President-elect Barack Obama has said he would make electronic medical 
records a central part of his healthcare reform plan and promised to 
spend $50 billion doing so over five years. But Obama also said he is 
not sure how to fund his initiatives given the recession, growing 
unemployment and other aspects of the economic crisis. Many experts 
agree that having electronic medical records would improve healthcare, 
prevent errors and save costs.
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<fontfamily><param>Verdana</param><smaller> ABOUT 40 PCT OF DOCS USE
ELECTRONIC RECORDS

 [SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Maggie Fox]

 Just under 40 percent of US doctors use electronic medical records
and many say the system they use is only minimally functional,
according to a survey by the National Center for Health Statistics.
Only 4 percent of doctors said their systems were fully functional --
a clear indication of just how many physicians rely on outdated paper
records. President-elect Barack Obama has said he would make
electronic medical records a central part of his healthcare reform
plan and promised to spend $50 billion doing so over five years. But
Obama also said he is not sure how to fund his initiatives given the
recession, growing unemployment and other aspects of the economic
crisis. Many experts agree that having electronic medical records
would improve healthcare, prevent errors and save costs.

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