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If I were a Dr. And I loved being a Dr. I would quit too, it is going to become nothing but a huge bureaucratic nightmare with no compassion for the patient and certainty not the Dr.
Adam Sharp, MD said the following
Why EMR is a dirty word to most physicians
Adam Sharp, MD said the following
For patients, this means that they will only be able to consume the healthcare that they qualify for or be forced to find another way to obtain the care that they want and need. It is the second outcome that is the most intriguing, because as shoppers, patients will want to be informed and have choices as they take on more responsibility for the cost and quality of their own care. This approach works very well with Health Savings Accounts, which were conveniently de-emphasized in the healthcare reform effort. Like the lightning going to ground, this is the inevitable future for healthcare in this country (assuming the other alternative, an acceleration to a single-payer system does not occur first).
For physicians well, it isnt hard to figure out where this is all heading. EMRs are quickly becoming the instrument by which we are controlled and managed. As an example, many organizations are already starting to restrict diagnostic testing and therapies via EMR.
Why EMR is a dirty word to most physicians