> why the EMRs are all terrible. Because the primary contribution to a patient's health is factors beyond the healthcare provider's control, like the patient's

> why the EMRs are all terrible. Because the primary contribution to a patient's health is factors beyond the healthcare provider's control, like the patient's wealth, education and genes, followed by a mix of real and placebo effects in evidence-based medicine. Generously, if IT is number three, it's just not going to work as much per dollar as say, transferring money directly to the patient (in the form of free healthcare) or R&D funding (in institutions like the NIH).