nationalized electronic medical records system

"The push to create a nationalized electronic medical records system has been stepped up with a massive influx of another $20 billion in government funding and new mandates. Independent studies estimate the real costs to taxpayers will run at least $75 billion to $100 billion over the next ten years, as CNN Money just reported. The goal is to put the health records of all citizens into a government computer network within the next five years. The medical records from every doctor office, clinic, hospital, laboratory, pharmacy and diagnostic facility in the country would be interconnected “to ensure the uninhibited flow of health data” among all stakeholders and federal agencies, according to the Department of Health and Human Services Department." - Sandy Szwarc
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-patient-registry.html

Your medical privacy is a great concern with any national medical records system.
I will be watching this development closely.
Why not let patients control what to share?

Bradley R. Hennenfent, M.D.
patients, physician, and economist

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