“Many countries worldwide are digitizing patients’ medical records. In the US, for example, the recent economic stimulus package signed into law by President Obama includes $US17 billion in incentives for health providers to switch to electronic health records (EHRs) and $US2 billion for the development of EHR standards and best-practice guidelines. What impact will the rise of EHRs have upon medical education? A debate in this week’s PLoS Medicine examines both the threats and opportunities.”
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Medical News Today, 14 May 2009
