It is not only physicians or clinics, who have a positive perception for the EMR / EHR Technology; even patients have also got faith in the system. Concerning security of personal health records, patients also feel more comfortable with the physicians who use EHR to store and access their personal health details in the certified and secured EHR system. It is more accurate and safer than any manual / paper records.
After all the cumulative procedures and efforts, recently when stimulus incentives has been started to deliver to the physicians, an adoption of EHR is on peak this time. As per the stipulated rules, by the end of 2014 every physician must have adopted the EHR system to qualify for stimulus money. But to avail the maximum financial benefit, physician has to adopt it in 2011 itself. The late you adopt, the less you get. If you don’t adopt, then be prepared for penalty.

As per the prediction of IDC - a renowned market research company, EHR spending is expected to grow up to $3.8 billion in 2015; the same was approximately $2 Billion in 2009.

Let us expect the fully automated and secured healthcare operations in the US clinics and hospitals by 2015 which will also improve overall productivity and patient care.