Kaiser Permanente gets ready to roll out automated medical records system nationwide.

Abstract

Use of automated medical records (AMRs) got a boost last month when Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest integrated health management organization, announced that all its regions will begin moving to an AMR system this year. While the system has the obvious advantages of making healthcare records more up-to-date and complete when a patient visits, it also has numerous quality-of-care advantages--both for providers and Kaiser Permanente's 8.5 million members, officials say.