Electronic Medical Records: Bad for Health?

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  david@...05/07/08 Report as spam
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  EHRs pros and cons

  Some thoughts on the pros and cons, costs and benefits of EHRS:
  
  http://healthblawg.typepad.com/healthblawg/2007/11/ehrphr-pros-and.html
  
  Also, on the question of who bears the cost of EHR implementation: malpractice insurers ought to pony up in the form of significant discounts to wired docs; payors ought to pony up as well.
  
  David Harlow
  HealthBlawg
  http://healthblawg.typepad.com

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  David P Hamilton05/07/08 Report as spam
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  Re: EHR Pros and Cons

  @David: Thanks for the link. I actually thought the most interesting point was raised by a commenter on that item who noted the tremendous interoperability issues raised by dozens of incompatible EHR/PHR systems, and the danger they pose to the efficiency/error-reducing promise of electronic records.
  
  As for who should pay -- I don't see any problem with malpractice insurers chipping in, although I haven't yet heard any instances of anyone actually doing that. It might well make sense for private insurers to do likewise, although most seem so dysfunctional that I doubt they'll be getting around to it anytime soon. (That's also assuming they aren't exacting a quid pro quo by getting detailed access to patient medical records, which might make quite a few people unhappy.)

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  alexsoreal08/28/08 Report as spam
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  DocuMentor (Doc)08/11/09 Report as spam
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