“I have to wonder sometimes–are electronic health records (EHRs) really the way to go? Now, before someone launches a spiel about how they save time, cut costs and improve the patient experience, let me tell you about last night’s visit to the dentist.
It had been a while since my last exam, and this was a new dentist. As I plopped into the seat, the tech said she needed to take a full set of X-rays “to see what’s going on” (Like I said, it had been a while). To my delight, up popped an imaging program on a wall-mounted computer, directly in my line of sight. The tech slowly and meticulously placed a small scanner at various points and angles in my mouth, capturing a complete view of my pearly whites.”
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Cheryl McEvoy, Advance, 29 December 2009
