Electronic Health Records and the National Health Information Network: Affordable, Adoptable, and Ready for Prime Time?
Authors: Peter Basch
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2005)

Editorials2 August 2005Electronic Health Records and the National Health Information Network: Affordable, Adoptable, and Ready for Prime Time?Peter Basch, MDPeter Basch, MDFrom MedStar Health, Washington, DC 20003.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-143-3-200508020-00009 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This issue contains 2 articles on different aspects of the “wiring” of health care in the United States. One article details the costs and difficulties of implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system in an internal medicine practice, and the other estimates the costs of building a national health information network (NHIN). Baron and colleagues (1) recount their small practice's predictable struggles and ultimate success with implementing an EHR. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From MedStar Health, Washington, DC 20003.Disclosures: None disclosed.Corresponding Author: Peter Basch, MD, MedStar Health, 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20003. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Costs of a National Health Information Network Rainu Kaushal , David Blumenthal , Eric G. Poon , Ashish K. Jha , Calvin Franz , Blackford Middleton , John Glaser , Gilad Kuperman , Melissa Christino , Rushika Fernandopulle , Joseph P. Newhouse , David W. Bates , and Electronic Health Records: Just around the Corner? Or over the Cliff? Richard J. Baron , Elizabeth L. Fabens , Melissa Schiffman , and Erica Wolf National Health Information Network Cost and Structure Robert B. Doherty National Health Information Network Cost and Structure Michael M. Rothkopf and Herschel S. 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Jackson, MD 2 August 2005Volume 143, Issue 3Page: 227-228KeywordsElectronic medical recordsHealth careHealth information technologyMotivationQuality improvementResearch laboratoriesSafetyTelemedicineVeteran careVision ePublished: 2 August 2005 Issue Published: 2 August 2005 CopyrightCopyright © 2005 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...