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To: i-node who wrote (833062)	1/28/2015 4:22:59 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577886

Inode, I have many friends who are doctors. I hear the stories of how ObamaCare has affected their professions, and most of them are not good. Some of them work in rural areas like the ones you mentioned. They know the deal. Medicare, Medicaid, it's all a pain to deal with for them. Depending on their political leanings, however, their opinions on what should be done about that differ widely. However, most of them think that ObamaCare meant well, but was implemented poorly. Tenchusatsu

To: i-node who wrote (833062)	1/31/2015 6:35:53 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	1 Recommendation Recommended By bentway Respond to of 1577886

My doctor, a fine physician, jumped on board (actually was pushed by the stimulus and the ACA) on the electronic medical records fiasco. God, he looked tired last year. But it is okay, because this year, he has hired a "scribe" -- a girl who follows him around putting everything he says and does into the computer. Efficiency, indeed. I've put in a good number of these systems -- in every instance with me urging my customer to reconsider. And in no case has affected efficiency in a positive way. Operationally, a typical small clinic goes from 3 to 7 employees just to accommodate the EHR system. Worse, the federal invasion and bureaucracy is astounding. I'm still seeing crap I absolutely cannot believe in the new "meaningful use" standards. You are so full of crap it's unbelievable.......as I've said I go to large group that is now all computerized and the record keeping has never been anywhere near as good as it is now......I used to carry my own records in with me because I knew they wouldn't be able to find me in theirs to the extent it was required, so all the doc's winged just like in the "good ole days" in Arkansas..... It takes a doc maybe 3-4 minutes to update your records after your visit and your entire history is there to be found by a few key strokes......what's especially cool is they will print out anything you want and give you a copy...The doc's nurse keys in his request for lab tests or images and your appt is automatically set up for you......