There's no good reason why every American couldn't have a preliminary electronic health record by the end of 2006.

The goal was to have all patients with a centralized electronic health record by 2010.

The project is a model for efforts to expand electronic health record use nationally.

The five regions each use their own setup of electronic health record systems.

"We've got to take the risk out of purchasing electronic health records," he told the group working on the standard.

Only the very largest doctors' practices can afford electronic health records.

Electronic health record components and the quality of care.

Adoption of electronic health records is, however, relatively low presently.

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Older practitioners who are less experienced in the use of electronic health record systems will retire over time.

THE push to move the nation from paper to electronic health records is serious business.

Australia is dedicated to the development of a lifetime electronic health record for all its citizens.

Scotland's concise electronic health record system, holding data for emergency care.

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One way to do that, she said, is to take advantage of electronic health records from managed-care organizations.

The use of tools such as Electronic health records will help patients take a more active role in their health.

The ability of electronic health record systems to provide this function is a key benefit and can improve healthcare delivery.

Starting in 2015, hospitals and doctors will be subject to financial penalties under Medicare if they are not using electronic health records.

An electronic health record is a representation of all a patients' data that would originally be found in the paper based record.

This is why the federal government recently published rules allowing hospitals and others to donate electronic health records to doctors.

They disagree on the most important issue, however: whether portability should be a condition for electronic health record donations.

Patient confidentiality can be compromised when the device data is transmitted to the wrong electronic health record.

The U.S. federal government has issued new rules of electronic health records.

The House and the Senate have passed separate bills that seek to encourage electronic health records.

Similarly, it's important to recognize that the implementation of electronic health records carries with it significant legal risks.