Why I never had an Atari video game system

With the growing pressure in the medical industry to adopt electronic health records (EHRs), the author keeps remembering his father's warning, and he keeps wishing for more dialogue as to whether EHRs will actually better the practice of medicine. His concern is that people may have become cau...

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Published in:Family practice management 2006-09, Vol.13 (8), p.90-90
Main Author: Cohen, Mitchell L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Electronic health records
Family physicians
Health technology assessment
Humans
Information technology
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Technological change
Technology
Video Games
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Summary:With the growing pressure in the medical industry to adopt electronic health records (EHRs), the author keeps remembering his father's warning, and he keeps wishing for more dialogue as to whether EHRs will actually better the practice of medicine. His concern is that people may have become caught up in their culture's zeal for technology and the assumption that technology is necessarily better. A look at the evidence, however, shows that this assumption may be premature. Family physicians need to be realistic about the limits of information technology, specifically EHRs. They will not insure more patients or make their medications less costly. The author's plan is to continue investing in information technology, but he will proceed cautiously with his dad's words of wisdom in mind.
ISSN:1069-5648