One of the first hospitals to integrate beyond the hospital doors...BD
As part of a nationwide shift to more technology-based health care, local hospital systems are ditching paper in favor of electronic medical records. The technology is already in place in Nashua at the main campuses of Southern New Hampshire Medical Center and St. Joseph Hospital, but it's being rolled out now in their affiliated practices throughout the region.
But the technology isn't cheap – ranging from thousands of dollars for a small doctor's office to perhaps millions for a hospital system, according to Heyman. And the implementation process isn't always easy.
"A lot of the resistance comes from the physicians themselves. We're slow to adapt because we're creatures of habit," said Dr. Rob Dorf, a family practitioner for Foundation Medical Partners
Nashuatelegraph.com: Local hospitals adopt electronic medical records across practices
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