Division of Labor--Ian Shakil's Digital Pin Factory

Electronic health records (EHRs) will contribute vitally to healthcare in the not-too-distant future. They should enable patients to interact more efficiently with their own physicians, move from one physician to another, and deal with emergencies while traveling. Presently, however, EHRs are an agonizing distraction for physicians. They are designed more for reimbursement accounting than for therapeutics.