Washington Post: Doctors slow to switch to Electronic Health Records

The Washington Post: Despite Incentives, Doctors Are Wary About Switching To Electronic Health Records
This spring, the federal government will ramp up cash incentives to encourage doctors such as Plotsky to take the step Moore barely thought about in 2004 when George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates introduced its practice-wide electronic system. Under an ambitious plan to modernize health care in much the same way paperless technologies have revolutionized banking and retail, federal officials plan to provide up to $27 billion over 10 years to encourage doctors and hospitals to go electronic (Sun, 3/14).

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