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Written by AIER Research Staff
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Friday, 04 September 2009 00:00 |
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Electronic medical records could save the health care system from $30-$80 billion a year. But there are significant obstacles that currently prevent medical information from being securely distributed in a digital form. In the September 7 Research Reports, Visiting Research Fellow Craig Richardson analyzes these impediments and proposes an incentive-based digital system that could improve the flow of medical information at relatively low cost. 
Richardson, at left, is an associate professor of economics at Winston-Salem State University. He specializes in the economics of everyday life. In addition to health care, his research interest address the economics of the Internet, environmental issues, and economics in Zimbabwe. This summer. he spoke during the 53rd annual session of AIER's Summer Fellowship program about Electronic Medical Records and the Massachusetts Healthcare Plan as a Model for the Obama Administration's Healthcare Proposal. Following his presentation, Walker Todd, director of the Summer Fellowship, interviewed him about his work. Click here to listen to Craig Richardson's interview (6 minutes). Click here to read the transcript.
Craig Richardson concerning electronic medical records can be found in the latest issue of Research Reports, available free to AIER subscribers or $2 for non-members. Also in this issue: -
Hard Times for the FDIC
The pressure piles on from low reserves, high insurance limits, and a raft of bank failures. Could another bailout be on the horizon?
by Ronnie Phillips, Visiting Research Fellow -
Business-Cycle Conditions - September 2009
by Shafayat Chowdhury, Research Associate -
Ask the Expert: Don't Expect a Break
Outlines the prospect for change in taxing collectibles.
by Kevin T. McGrath, CPA, tax partner with BST Advisors, LLC To subscribe to AIER Research Reports, please become a Sustaining Member of AIER. Membership starts at just $39 per year.
Already a member? Keep your eye out for the September 7 issue of Research Reports hitting your mailbox or inbox soon.
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"Insuring primary care is like insuring lunch" You know you're going to need it. You know you can afford it. Why on earth would you pay a third party to pay the restaurant on your behalf, adding overhead and taking a big chunk out of the money you pay—and because of the process, have to wait a week to get a table and then have only 10 minutes to eat?"
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