July 20, 2006 10:52 AM
US government: by 2014 all medical records will be electronic
Rand Corporation estimates that in eficiency costs alone a paperless medical records infrastructure could save US$77 billions each year. Aiming a 2014 target, the goverment is creating a series of projects to fund the electronic medical records initiative, including a certification process, that will qualify vendors and products.
Full electronic records are not only cheaper, but far more reliable and fast. Think no more overnight delivery of piles of dust-covered folders or those always-misplaced dental x-rays.
Source: Ars Technica
Posted by cardoso at July 20, 2006 10:52 AM
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