U.S. lags in digital health records (Detroit News)
Posted in Electronic Health Records by patricia on March 12th, 2008 U.S. lags in digital health records (Detroit News)
For two decades, electronic health records have been the Next Big Thing in health care: a way to improve care and reduce waste in a system clogged with paper and folders. In 1994, President Clinton announced that all doctors would use computerized records within 10 years. In his 2004 State of the Union address, President Bush called for universal use of digital health records.
