October 2001
Electronic Medical Records
Medicine: New rules mean doctors must go digital.
By Alexandra Stikeman
Doctors hear it all the time: if they kept patients' files on computers instead of on paper, it would save time and money-and patients would get better care. Still, less than five percent of U.S. physicians use electronic record systems. But new regulations from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could finally force doctors to enter the digital age.
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