tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post2917886245783911379..comments2023-10-01T04:36:19.806-07:00Comments on medicine: facts and fictions: Electronic Medical Records: A Solution or a Problem?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-78803113632476922302013-01-25T04:42:40.119-08:002013-01-25T04:42:40.119-08:00In 2005 the RAND Corporation predicted that the ad...In 2005 the RAND Corporation predicted that the adoption of EMR would save the health system $81 billion/year, without really specifying how these cost savings would accrue. By 2012, medical costs have increased by $800 million. The RAND Corporation has no valid explanation for the failure of their prediction, but they blame the doctors anyway.george thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14810516710667919032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-4271638719813566672012-10-12T07:50:34.003-07:002012-10-12T07:50:34.003-07:00I look at EMR as more of a solution than a problem...I look at EMR as more of a solution than a problem. Sure, it is raising some health care costs, but it is making the lives of doctor's and patient's SO much easier. My <a href="http://www.systems4pt.com/" rel="nofollow">physical therapy billing</a> software shows me what payments are due and my payment history. It also shows what types of therapy I have received. I find it very convenient and useful and that is why I consider it more of a solution, than a problem.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03317916518161319693noreply@blogger.com