THE QUESTION I’ve had the same family doctor for 20 years and I like her. But my medical records are still on paper and my doctor has no plans to convert to an electronic system. That makes me wonder how up-to-date she is with other medical advances. What could be the holdup? THE ANSWER Changing to electronic medical records (EMR) is a daunting task for physicians who have been in practice for a long time. They have to go through their old paper files and decide what must be

A new survey by Accenture has found that the divide between U.S. doctors and consumers who believe patients should have full access to their electronic records has widened from two years ago. The findings show that the number of consumers who believe they should have full access to their records has increased over the past two years: from 84 percent in 2014 to 92 percent today. However, the number of doctors who shared that belief dropped significantly, from 31 percent to 18