Simply using an electronic medical record (EMR) does not lead to better care. As one
research team eloquently stated,“Our findings show that even after the potentially disruptive …

Increasingly, FPs and primary care teams are using electronic medical records (EMRs).
There is growing consensus that EMRs facilitate research and epidemiologic surveillance …

(EMRs) have a positive effect on patient care because they allow family physicians to be
better informed, they enhance relationships with patients, and they improve work flow. 1 …

YES Dr Greiver states that there is “little conclusive evidence that EMRs [electronic medical
records] make a substantial difference in the quality of care provided to patients.” 1 This …

IN 2009, THE US CONGRESS PASSED THE HEALTH INFOR-mation Technology for
Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which offers nearly $30 billion in financial …

PURPOSE Recent efforts to encourage meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs)
assume that widespread adoption will improve the quality of ambulatory care, especially for …

In Canada, use of electronic medical records (EMRs) continues to rise. More than 64% of
primary care physicians now use EMRs. 1 However, the full potential of these systems has …

PURPOSE Care of patients with diabetes requires management of complex clinical
information, which may be improved by the use of an electronic medical record (EMR); …

With 68% of all physician–patient encounters occurring in physician groups of 4 or fewer,
improvements in small practices will be necessary to close the well-documented national …

Conclusion We now have a critical mass of EMR users. 1 We are at a tipping point and the
positive effect will escalate with increased knowledge of how to use EMR systems in a …