Tossing kindling on the fire.. http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/24/176245
An anonymous reader optimistically writes that new legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would call for a nationwide adoption of electronic health records built on open source<http://rockefeller.senate.gov/press/record.cfm?id=311951&;>. The bill <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:s890:> does not seek to supplant proprietary alternatives, but instead to either augment or offer a cost effective alternative. *"'We need advancements in health information technology across the board to improve the quality of care Americans receive,' said Senator Rockefeller, Chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care. 'To make this happen, we need universal access to affordable and interoperable health information technology - from small, rural health clinics to large, urban hospitals.'" *Separate question -- are there any whitepapers/studies that directly corrolate EMR/EHR and improved quality of care*/*non-financial outcomes? * *Stan* *
