-Only one fifth of doctors use computers
-Dennis Saver uses a computer more than his stethoscope
-He has organized medical histories, test results, prescriptions and lots of other data that once took up space in a cabinet.
-The system his practice uses is what President Obama is what wants to do with the healthcare of America
-This idea is call "Health IT"
-If it comes to be, it will help prevent prescription mistakes, prevent unnecessary tests and identify proper treatment.
-The auto repair industry uses this kind of system to check up on cars but doctors still have to go through lots of paper work.
-19 Billion dollars is what Obama plans to spend on this.
-There is still the question of who should be able to see the information and what it should look like.
-End of the year is the plan for this
-Dennis Saver's practice was able to eliminate thousands of manila folders and reduce the record staff from 7 to 3.
-Practices that have this in place are able to check up on procedures and the such much easier because it is all in one place.
-All of the systems need to be the same because everyone's system needs to be compatible with each others.
