Comments on: Affording EMR Systems http://healthblog.ncpa.org/affording-emr-systems/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Wed, 16 May 2012 20:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Michael Kirsch, M.D. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/affording-emr-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-42460 Michael Kirsch, M.D. Sat, 09 May 2009 14:30:58 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3273#comment-42460 While cost is an important consideration in adopting electronic medical records, there are may other obstacles that physicians face. Many of these are detailed on www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com. Our office intends to implement EMR this year, thanks to Obama's generosity, but we expect the process to be painful culturally and financially. Will it really save money as promised? EMR proponents offer seductive arguments, but I'm skeptical about their follow-through and the end result. While cost is an important consideration in adopting electronic medical records, there are may other obstacles that physicians face. Many of these are detailed on http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com. Our office intends to implement EMR this year, thanks to Obama’s generosity, but we expect the process to be painful culturally and financially. Will it really save money as promised? EMR proponents offer seductive arguments, but I’m skeptical about their follow-through and the end result.

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/affording-emr-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-42418 Linda Gorman Thu, 07 May 2009 15:07:34 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3273#comment-42418 Well, there's air traffic control where the FAA has been trying to modernize for decades. Of course Canada and the other countries that actually have modern facilities did it by creating private corporations to run ATC. But as in health care, government is again the problem rather than the solution. Well, there’s air traffic control where the FAA has been trying to modernize for decades. Of course Canada and the other countries that actually have modern facilities did it by creating private corporations to run ATC.

But as in health care, government is again the problem rather than the solution.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/affording-emr-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-42415 Ken Thu, 07 May 2009 12:51:21 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=3273#comment-42415 Is it just me, or do others agree that there would be no problem here but for third party payer bureacracies -- especially the government? Can you think of any other industry where there is so much commotion about when, how, and whether to use computers? Is it just me, or do others agree that there would be no problem here but for third party payer bureacracies — especially the government?

Can you think of any other industry where there is so much commotion about when, how, and whether to use computers?

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