[telemedicine] The View from Albany: A Look at the VA's EMR System

[Medical Informatics News]

The Albany Times Union recently looked at the pros and cons of “the new frontier of e-medicine.” The
article looks at the Department of Veterans Affairs, which began introducing an
electronic medical record system in the 1980s. That system is now considered a sort of benchmark for the integrated EMR
concept. According to the article, veterans’ medical records are now fully electronic and available at each and every
VA clinic and hospital. While other health systems have also have implemented electronic patient records, a significant
obstacle to adoption remains the cost associated with the new technology as well as training staff and loss of
productivity during the transition, the article states.

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