“So with all this talk about healthcare technologies and the new budget and Health 2.0, you’d think that electronic medical records (EMRs) were on the rise. Perhaps they are, but as the Associated Press reports, fewer than 2 percent of providers have completely abandoned paper charts. Another 8 to 11 percent of hospitals have basic electronic systems in place where at least one department has converted to digital. Not exactly the tidal wave that some blogs suggest is happening…”
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John Grohol, e-Patients.net, 25 March 2009
