BC Advantage - 2005 Issue 10

Is It Finally Time to Put Patients' Medical Records Online?

Although it has been a long time coming, physicians are beginning to consider the Internet an integral part of their practice.For example, instantaneous electronic transmission of a patient's records from his or her doctor to another part of the country (or the world, for that matter) could be extremely helpful in an emergency.There's even a trial going on in Florida in which doctors are being reimbursed for online consultations. About 1,000 doctors and 100,000 patients are participating.However, there are still a couple of issues that keep medical professionals from stampeding into cyberspace.First, old...

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