Eta S. Berner
Will the Wave Finally Break? A Brief View of the Adoption of Electronic Medical Records in the United States
University of Virginia|University of Alabama at Birmingham|American Medical Informatics Association
thirty years predictions widespread clinical use computers imminent yet wave never broken article two broad time periods examined 1960s 1980s 1980s present technology immaturity health administrator focus financial systems application unfriendliness physician resistance barriers acceptance early time period although factors persist changes clinicians economics computer literacy general population importantly changes government policies increased support clinical computing suggest wave may break next decade