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Sharing the Sponsorship of EMR

Georgia docs, Blues study business case for EMR by Modern Physician covers a plan to create a business case for an ambulatory Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

The interesting point is that funding is coming from both the payer and the physicians. This technique of a joint venture from the payers and physicians expands the stakeholders to more than just the physician. An EMR needs to be sponsored by all of the healthcare stakeholders, not just the burden of physicians.