An Electronic Medical Record (EMR) is a digital system for storing and managing patient health information that, despite potential efficiency benefits, have been distorted by government mandates and subsidies. Federal “meaningful use” requirements forced providers to adopt expensive, often poorly designed systems regardless of cost-effectiveness, creating compliance burdens that particularly harmed small practices. A truly market-driven approach would have allowed organic adoption as technology improved and ROI became clear, with competition driving better products rather than regulatory checkbox compliance.
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