Washington Post story slams electronic medical records:
Cites Grassley letter; errors and drop-off in care
Alex Mostrous in Washington Post on October 25, 2009, does a roundup of critics of electronic medical records writing ”Interviews with more than two dozen doctors, academics, patients and computer programmers suggest that computer systems can increase errors, add hours to doctors’ workloads and compromise patient care.”

Mostrous also reports on letter Senator Charles E. Grassley, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, sent 10 major manufacturers of Electronic Medical Records on October 16, 2009 requesting answers to 8 questions focusing on Health Information Technology, Computer Order Entry Systems (CPOE), “hold harmless” provisions, and procedures in place to track and report on performance of such systems. Letter example from Washington Post (pdf).