Work begins on national e-health record network - washingtonpost.com

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Dr. James E. Sanders is a big believer of switching patient records from old paper files to sophisticated computer databases.

The electronic medical records system at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Kansas City Medical Center gives Sanders and his staff almost immediate access to medical histories, allowing them to seamlessly treat veterans from other states. But when patients aren't in the VA's system, it could mean hours or days before doctors have crucial information to properly care for patients...