The government wishes to mandate electronic medical records. The price of a mandate comes from my pocket directly. If the government requires a computerized medical record, it is my money that goes to buying it. I have to sign a loan, and pay it back with interest. It is not a cost-free "improvement". If it translated into more income, no one would have to mandate it, we would be lining up to get one. Therefore, if the government is requiring it, it must lose money. Does it improve care? The studies don't back that up. No cost-savings, no improved care. So why the push to computerize records? Who would that benefit?

Hybrids

This has nothing to do with medicine. Just a stray thought.
My Harley gets 60 mpg. A Prius gets 50 mpg. Why is a Prius so eco-friendly, and my Harley is not?