Al Gore does not approve
As referenced in today’s article, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer visited Kaiser Permanente’s new Oakland medical building today for a demonstration of Kaiser’s electronic medical record system, a roundtable meeting with Kaiser staff and a news conference.
Boxer listened intently as Dr. Patricia Conolly, an internal medicine specialist, walked her through the medical record system, which Kaiser began phasing in in 2005; Conolly said it has made it easier for her and other Kaiser physicians to track and improve patient care while lowering costs. Everything from a patient’s complete medical history, including all previous Kaiser visits, to tools for diagnosis and prescription are available at the touch of a button by the patient’s bedside, Conolly said.
“Wow,” Boxer marveled, “did you invent this?”
“No,” Conolly replied as Kaiser staffers chuckled.
“Did Al Gore?” Boxer quipped.
Posted on Tuesday, August 25th, 2009
Under: Al Gore, Barbara Boxer, U.S. Senate, healthcare reform | 3 Comments »