Electronic medical records and health care transformation.
Effective electronic medical care record (EMR) systems will make a critical contribution to health care transformation. However, we need to know more about the total costs of EMRs and the ways in which they will interact with existing health care systems to make compelling predictions about their clinical benefits or the savings they can enable.
Walker
James M
JM
Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA. jmwalker@geisinger.edu
D003363:Cost Control / Q000191:economics*; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States