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What's Up With Your Technology, Doc?; Small Practices Weigh Options; Major hospital chains can afford to upgrade systems; it's harder for the little guys.(HEALTH & MEDICINE)
Byline: AMY REEVES
Most large hospital chains have plenty of cash to spend on electronic billing, scheduling and data management. But what about small clinics and private practices?
They still provide a lot of the country's health care. But many lack the financial clout to properly computerize their records.
That issue is the subject of a discussion paper, called "The Paperless Office: Digital Technology's Potential for the Internist," released last month by the American College of Physicians.
The paper argued that if done properly, computerized paperwork can bring benefits to practices with just a few doctors.
Mark Gorden, who co-authored the study with John DuMoulin, says there are no good data on how many doctors' offices have electronic health records.
But it's a minority, he says, running somewhere between 5% and 20%. Only 0.1% or so have computerized to the point of going "paperless."
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