[2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten]

Well I’m actually more of an insider than you might think. Believe that or not - but I see things from the inside looking out rather than the outside looking in.

Health care is the last major industry to go electronic. Imagine if the airline reservation system functioned like a doctor’s office or a hospital with paper charts and scribbled notes? To me it only makes sense that health care needs to enter the 21st century with respect to how information is handled. I never claimed that it was easy - only necessary.

[fatnotlazy]

I agree that automating records is a good thing. However, I don’t think automation should be forced by government on the medical profession or any other.

[libstripper]

Electronic patient records are not the problem. The problem is universal government access to those records. Just kiss any privacy you may have in those records goodbye.