Standards, costs keep docs from digital age

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Until there's a standard technology ... it makes it very difficult for my practice to leap forward," said Zell, an orthopedic surgeon who shares a 10,000-patient practice.

A group of companies hopes to have a prototype of a national health network ready later this year, but there is still a debate over whether doctors need incentives to digitize their practices.

President Bush has set a goal for all Americans to have digital health records by 2014 and has funded the U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
 

waggy

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the local hospital and clinic make use of laptops (all doctors use them) etc. i couldnt believe it has taken this long.
 

sonoma1993

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Originally posted by: waggy
the local hospital and clinic make use of laptops (all doctors use them) etc. i couldnt believe it has taken this long.

same here, the local hospital uses a laptop also.
 

msparish

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Originally posted by: sonoma1993
Originally posted by: waggy
the local hospital and clinic make use of laptops (all doctors use them) etc. i couldnt believe it has taken this long.

same here, the local hospital uses a laptop also.

Most hospitals do (the article even states that).