Electronic Medical Records, Loss of Privacy and Cost Savings

By: halsted (Diary)  |  July 2nd at 08:47 PM  | 

The infamous “stimulus” bill has about $19 billion in it for implementation of technology to improve safety and connectivity. A substantial portion of that funding is for electronic medical records. Per CNS news, about $5.7 billion in incentive payments has been spent so far. In order to provide the desired connectivity, either a physical or virtual central repository of healthcare patient information must be established. | Read More »