By Twila Brase for The Daily Caller | Image from Daily Caller
When the Obama administration began pushing the use of electronic health records (EHR), they were touted as a “savior” for medicine. But instead of saving money for patients, doctors and hospitals, EHRs have increased costs and yielded record-breaking profits for EHR vendors, such as EPIC and Cerner. Even worse, they have compromised care and interfered in medical decision-making.
EHRs, sometimes referred to as EMRs or electronic medical records, have complicated and change the medical practice. Continue reading…
