They all know the problems with duplications and error rates that result from misplaced charts. They don't want to practice in a vacuum. They know what it does, and they know how it adds five minutes between patients. They also know there is room for improvement. We are determined to take all of the information and put it in a browser.
People are anxious to get started.
This is a huge challenge and a once in a lifetime opportunity. It is a chance to be part of an enormous healthcare delivery system that is undergoing rapid change with leadership that embraces change at a time of rapid technology change. But not here. The message here is to create mechanisms for decision support and to create information systems that can support disease management. Information technology is a key to improving operations.