Thursday, April 14, 2011

Checking Your Medical Records - More Important Than Ever Before

Months ago, grand discussions of the shift from paper medical records to digital, electronic health and medical records, was all the rage.  In particular, among my Twitter colleagues, it seemed like it was all anyone wanted to talk about.

At the time, the big question was, how would doctors afford to make the shift?  Beyond just computerizing their records, they would need systems that actually share our records!  And systems that, once the meaningful use laws were determined, would allow patients to access their own records, too.

Here at the About.com Patient Empowerment site, we looked at electronic medical records - what they are, the plusses and the problems....

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