Health 2.0 News: From Medting to Break Dancing October 27, 2010

• A Do-It-Yourself Genomic Challenge to Myriad, the FDA and the Future of Genetic Tests

• Researchers “Unzip” Their Genomes For The Public Good

• Why doctors should use social media: it benefits their patients enormously

• The Real Reasons Healthcare Providers Need Electronic Health Records

For a moment, let’s throw out the talk of any government incentives for implementing electronic health records (EHR). Everyone tends to focus on the incentives much more than the other very real benefits of having an EHR system. A number of providers have implemented EMR systems even before the incentives were announced. Most of those providers would never want to return to paper systems again. Here are a few non-incentive related reasons for implementing an EMR system.