n 2005, RAND Corporation released an influential report on Electronic Medical Records that predicted adoption rates up to 90% and health care savings of $81 billion per year. In a new report released in January 2013, RAND revisited the subject of EMRs and found an overall lack of progress. “We’ve not achieved the productivity and quality benefits that are unquestionably there for the taking,” stated report co-author Dr. Arthur L. Kellermann. Let's look at some of the factors at the root of the shortfall that have caused practices to rethink their EMR decision.
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