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EMRs Are Outdated, but Big Tech Is Not The Answer

December 13, 2022

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Over a decade ago, the “meaningful use” clause in the United States Affordable Care Act incentivized Electronic Medical Record (EMR) adoption. The purpose of this directive was to improve the transfer of laboratory data to point-of-care clinicians to help us make better, more informed decisions for our patients.

In the years that followed, EMR systems have proliferated globally; countries like New Zealand, Norway, and the Netherlands are reporting EMR usage rates above 90% for primary care physicians. However, from the beginning, there have been documented drawbacks to this technology. Despite the valuable promise of synchronizing patient records across the continuum, the day-to-day experience of EMR users does not match their lofty goals.

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