CBS did a very good in depth report here and one of the most interesting portions is the actual look at a Kaiser facility in Santa Clara, showing some 
real time use and answering some questions on how and why it works. Yes they made one huge investment and I remember all the information on the internet about how they took strike 2 and went at the project a second time by working with Epic Systems, once their own internal project failed to meet the needs, so you try and try again. Training is mentioned as key and they have over 3 million patients who can access their medical records online too.
Kaiser Permanente Talking Technology
Not too long ago I had the opportunity to interview Dr. James Leo at Long Beach Memorial Hospital on their transition to electronic medical records and they use the same Epic System that is used at Kaiser. It was enlightening and I learned quite bit first had there as well as to the plotting, planning and training processes that have to take place for success.
Long Beach Memorial Center’s Conversion to Electronic Medical Records – Interview with Dr. James Leo
Also shown here is Dr. Blumenthal, the Executive Branch Czar on electronic medical records, discussing the stimulus money and the upfront investments for physicians to participate. In addition, there are several clips from Dennis Quaid, who, not necessarily by his own choice, became a spokesperson for technology and records as relates to safety and medical errors.
Also, what is interesting is to see how much or maybe little our Congress actually understands about the process to in their own video posted on the web back in January, where a representative from Kaiser and Microsoft try to explain how it works, none has seen a PHR at that point. BD
The debate over health care reform is proving to be a no-holds barred battle but, as New York Times' David Pogue reports, electronic records have already provided one big change.
Charting A New Course - CBS News Video
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