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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (14219)	3/9/2010 3:36:35 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Respond to of 42652

Electronic medical records need to better focus on patients Make them available to patients. most of us would hae a difficult time understanding them. After enough hours of consultations to translate to patients, doctors would make sure they were readable.

To: TimF who wrote (14219)	3/9/2010 3:47:17 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 42652

I wonder if they aren't overcomplicating things a little... perhaps expecting from the EMR's more than they can deliver. Ultimately, they can only imporve the flow of information, but at some point you still need a human mind to make sense of it. I am familiar with a few types of EMR's used in hospitals. They are not perfect, but they all help a little - especially with regard to labs and other reports, and also by not having to figure out people's crazy handwritings. Once I told a busy Pulmonologist - Intensivist that he could singlehandedly and instantly improve the level of care in the hospital - if he only started dictating his notes, rather than scribble them... :)