“Tom Carter, a vice president at Kaiser Permanente, penned an opinion piece last week, discussing the benefits of EMRs. Carter’s argument, however, is touting EMRs’ business case for businesses – not healthcare providers.
It’s a smart argument because one stream to critical mass is through employer groups. If large businesses think EMRs are good for them financially, they have the resources and the bandwidth to encourage EMRs – with incentives, of course – for their employees. And if all goes well, the employees will see the value of having their patient information computerized and demand from both employer groups and members to a payer will in turn drive demand from payer to healthcare provider.”
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Patty Enrado, EHRWatch, 24 November 2010
