USATODAY.com - Mass. launches computerized medical files
It's about time. There should be a race to have reports digitized, rather than a competition to see which state can hold out the longest.
Tripathi said hospitals and doctors have had no financial incentive to invest in an electronic record-keeping system that primarily benefits insurance companies by keeping costs down. Now that an insurance company is making an investment, that concern could be allayed, he said.
Posted by johnvu at December 9, 2004 12:14 AM