RT Journal
A1 Toll E
T1 THe cost of technology
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD June 20
VO 307
IS 23
SP 2497
OP 2498
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.4946
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4946
AB 
No one was more surprised than the physician himself. The drawing was unmistakable. It showed the artist—a 7-year-old girl—on the examining table. Her older sister was seated nearby in a chair, as was her mother, cradling her baby sister. The doctor sat staring at the computer, his back to the patient—and everyone else. All were smiling. The picture was carefully drawn with beautiful colors and details, and you couldn't miss the message. When he saw the drawing, the physician wrote a caption for it: “The economic stimulus bill has directed $20 billion to health care information technology, largely funding electronic medical record incentives. I wonder how much this technology will really cost?”