1. Doing No Harm.
- Author
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ADAMS, REBECCA
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ELECTRONIC records , *ELECTRONIC health records , *PRESIDENTS of the United States , *MEDICAL personnel - Abstract
The article speculates on how much change U.S. President Barack Obama's initiatives to push the adoption of electronic medical records will produce. The author says the success of the administration's initiatives will largely depend on convincing the medical professionals to change their habits. He says to some doctors, the idea of replacing the paper-based system used in their practices with an electronic records system is not worth the cost and disruption to their practices. Accountable care organizations (ACO) are among the topics discussed.
- Published
- 2011