New numbers have recently come out, highlighting how low the adoption rate is for electronic medical records in hospitals.

As reported by MedPage Today, the study from the NEJM found that only 1.5 percent of hospitals surveyed had comprehensive electronic medical record systems. That’s a piss-poor adoption rate, and far lower than the dismal numbers in small office practices.

The reasons cited are no surprise to regular readers (more…)

I often get asked why mid-level providers, like nurse practitioners and physicians, can’t “take-over” primary care and solve the generalist physician shortage.

I’m going to concede the point about the variability in training, because the discussion invariably degenerates into a nurse versus physician shouting match whenever this issue is raised.

Let’s assume, for the sake of argument, that mid-levels provide primary care equal (more…)