From the FWIW (For What It's Worth) Department:
EMR (Electronic Medical Records) is a hot topic these days. HIPAA has some EMR mandates that are coming on-line [ed: ugh! now that's a bad pun], and, of course, there are economic benefits, as well.
Dr Rob Lambert has more on this over at The Medical Blog Network. As a practicing physician himself, he has a unique - and helpful - perspective on the issue.