Doctors using electronic medical records

tango14
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:38:09 +0000

H has pointed out something that is true elsewhere but I think applies here, too. What technology has really done is make everyone do things themselves. H is a college prof. There used to be a secretary who typed papers, maybe took dictation, types and sent (and sometimes composed) basic correspondence, made copies, and sent out articles, for instance. Since the advent of personal computers, you end up doing all that yourself. I have a secretary, but she doesn’t do what used to be secretarial work because I do that myself. The same appears to be true here. Doctors used to practice medicine and make relevant notes. These were either conserved as paper records or entered in some way by a medical transcriptionist or other office staff. Now doctors have to do that entry of info themselves because of technology. Good and bad to both sides. However, there will be a transition period until the younger generation who are completely tech savvy age.