Two weeks ago, I did what had to be done. Months of procrastination had to end. Fears had to be put aside. Anxiety and misgivings had to be overcome. Second opinions always confirmed the need to proceed. So, when the excuses ran out, I jumped. What decision did I make? Did I… (a) Finally have rotator cuff surgery? (b) Begin electronic medical records (EMR) in the office? (c) Retire from medicine to be a full time ‘Whistleblower’? (d) Agree to a family vacation when we will hike up and down the Grand Canyon sans mules? (e) Agree to become an expert witness for a medical malpractice plaintiff’s attorney? (f) Apply an Obama 2012 bumper sticker on my car? Two weeks ago, our office entered the paperless universe. The era of ink on paper was over. The manner that I had seen office patients for 20 years suddenly evaporated. And, I wasn’t happy about it. For our small group of gastroenterologists, even though we are aware of the potential advantages of computerized charts, we adopted EMR be
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