ABSTRACT
Overview Electronic medical records (EMRs) are the beacon of hope in providing twenty-first century healthcare solutions for the public. Some of the benefits include reducing mortality rates through earlier detection of problems, improved patient quality of care and service, better communication from physicians to patients, and more economical financing and efficiency through electronic billing, some of which are achievable in the short run and others that will be achieved in the long run. Then, what remains in implementing this progressive system? It is a lack of financial resources, especially for smaller organizations, that allows for the adoption of healthcare information technology (HIT) to occur. Unless there is greater incentive to adopt through both financial and management support, there will be no drive toward accelerating the implementation. By finding out what more the government, government organizations, and market forces can do in bringing down prices and costs of adoption of EMRs, especially to smaller clinics that have low capital, there can be visions toward a nation that is completely electronic in its healthcare infrastructure.
