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Physicians Slow To Adopt E-health Records

The New England Journal of Medicine reports that fewer than one in five of the nation's doctors has started using electronic health records, with many citing cost as the reason why.

In a government-sponsored survey, electronic health records were used in less than 9% of small offices with one to three doctors, where nearly half of the country's doctors practice medicine, the New York Times reports. "Bringing patient records into the computer age, experts say, is crucial to improving care, reducing errors and containing costs in the American health care system. The slow adoption of the technology is mainly economic."

Article published by Employee Benefit News 6-19-08.

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