Chicken scratch, scribble scrabble and illegible are all perfect words to describe the handwriting of some physicians. How can a document so vital be so indecipherable?
It’s hard to believe, but the days of having an unreadable script may be behind us. On a recent doctor visit I was amazed to receive a script printed from the computer. Not only did I understand my diagnosis, but I could also read my prescription. More hospitals and doctor offices are beginning the slow but steady process of becoming digital. The issue of electronic medical records, or EMR, has been on the back burner for years. However, with President Obama’s U.S. stimulus program, the issue of EMR has jumped to the front.
