Doctors opt not to use electronic patient records

Even though doctors in the US who use electronic patient records say it has huge benefits for patients, less than one in five have switched from paper, according to a new study published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.
It’s been reported by the New York Times:

Bringing patient records into the computer age, experts say, is crucial to improving care, reducing errors and containing costs in the American health care system. The slow adoption of the technology is mainly economic. Most doctors in private practice, especially those in small practices, lack the financial incentive to invest in computerized records.