“@givingnews: “Elder-care challenges prompt tech execs to create startups, apps – Love to see a good NH EMR #digitalhealth #healthnews

— Jason Smith (@docwilderness) December 29, 2014

I think the elder care market is going to be a great opportunity. However, I wonder if we’re currently ahead of the curve. You have to make so many compromises to really do well in the elder care market. 5-10 years from now you won’t have to make those compromises.

.@doctorwes discusses managers using the EMR as a tool to control doctors rather than aid their decision making at http://t.co/WSRVmluLLD

— Charles Bruen (@ResusReview) December 28, 2014

I can definitely see this. I think that EMR can also be used to hold people accountable. Your view on these depends on your position in healthcare and whose using them to control you or hold you accountable.

Specially designed EMR documentation templates can be a #teaching tool for medical students http://t.co/z39OLepDcf pic.twitter.com/kd2ngDokP0

— Cleveland Clinic MD (@CleClinicMD) December 27, 2014

I really love this concept and I love it paired with the previous tweet. EMR documentation templates can create a framework for med students to learn. Many worry that it will create robotic doctors, but I don’t think that is the case. Implemented properly, it can help med students be less robotic and more effective.

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