US Adults Not Very Confident that Physicians Have the Complete Picture
However, this confidence increases to half (50%) for those who have an electronic medical record. About one-fourth (26%) of adults say they use some form of electronic medical record, mainly one kept by their physician. ...Mass. wrestles with electronic medical recordsNo doctor/nurse had *ever* seen the records from the previous doctor/nurse. But part of me knows that once they're in electronic form, your deepest medical secrets will become public flotsam on the Net, just like all the other "private"...Electronic Medical Records and the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate[Note: This afternoon, I notified Congress we (the Administration) support a requirement that doctors adopt e-prescribing and electronic medical records in order to get the full Sustainable Growth Rate update (HHS statement). ...On ACP's Endorsement Of "Single Payer", And A Call For An End To ...Electronic medical records require a huge investment and significant "upkeep.' This "cost of ownership" puts a big doubt upon EMR projects as a cost-reducing endeavor. Rather, EMR's should better be thought of as a cost center. ...Medical Companies Form Group To Protect Electronic Health RecordsA consortium of nine companies in the health-care industry are banding together to create a set of security practices to better protect the information in electronic medical records. The companies, including hospital-chain HCA Inc., ...Are Physicians overlooking some business savvy benefits with ...... malpractice insurance, medical records, surgery, etc. and perhaps somewhere along the line, having a little bit of a "life", so it can be hard for them to also be good business managers along with the many other hats they wear. BD ...Are Physicians overlooking some business savvy benefits with ...... the business aspect of the business...most businesses can just focus on the business, while clinicians are focusing on us, malpractice insurance, medical records, surgery, etc. and perhaps somewhere along the line, having a little. ...