EMR benefits
I have had MRI scans done under the old system [using film] and the new EMR way of digital images. Under the old way, it took about 2 weeks for the doctor to get the images, which were about the size of a desk, and about 2 more weeks for the doc to flip through them all and then evaluate what he saw. With digital images, the doc get the images within about 10 minutes and can review them using his, or some other, computer in about another 10 minutes. Now, I can get the MRI appointment and the doctor appointment in the same day. Yes, EMR is an improvement.