Video: Physicians sing ‘Ode to EMRs’

The times they are a changin’--most notably when it comes to health IT.

Ken Roberts, MD, and Jim Granfortuna, MD, took out their banjo and guitar to sing about EMRs in “Our Song of Epic Proportions.” The song, set to the tune of Bob Dylan’s 1962 classic "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," talks about some of the pitfalls of EMRs - their take in the unending debate on whether or not EMRs enhance patient care and education.

 

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