“Creating an electronic health record for every American by 2014 is a big part of Obama’s agenda but it may be easier said than done.
For one, the cost can be prohibitive – easily running into the tens of millions of dollars. Getting physicians on board can be challenging. And the sheer magnitude of implementing the technology can be overwhelmingly cumbersome – translation: try creating a system for a hospital that serves 600,000 patients.”
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David Goldman, CNNMoney, 31 July 2009
