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The fundamental problem in my opinion is that these EMRs were forced on providers and hospitals rather than emerging organically by choice.

I fully support the use of EMRs as some ideal, but it should emerge as the best option not as something that was forced. The result was a lot of EMR systems that would have never been adopted if there wasn't added pressure from government regulations. I strongly believe that EMRs would look pretty different if they were adopted organically without regulation.

It's really astounding to me that the elephant in the room of healthcare regulation isn't discussed more in public discussions of cost. As a result we end up with EMRs where the tail wags the dog, lack of transparency, lack of competition, lack of choice, etc. etc. etc.

I keep hoping the weight of the edifice will cause the thing to implode as it becomes so obviously unsustainable, but it's as if more regulation just births more regulation.