Electronic records fail to boost care
From Times wire reports
Electronic health records -- touted by policymakers as a way to improve the quality of health care -- failed to boost care delivered in routine doctor visits, U.S. researchers said last Monday.
Of 17 measures of quality assessed, electronic health records made no difference in 14 measures, according to a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. It was based on a survey of 1.8 billion physician visits in 2003 and 2004.
