Patients Willing to Pay for Electronic Medical Records, Surveys Show: "Consumers are willing to pay as much as $60 a year for EMRs, according to a Web survey released this week by the consultancy group Accenture. The Accenture study surveyed about 520 people. It found wide enthusiasm for EMRs.
More than 90 percent thought electronic medical records could improve medical care and reduce hospital errors.
Ninety-three percent said they wanted emergency care personnel to be able to access their records if it could reduce treatment errors. Most thought health care providers ask the same questions repeatedly and that EMRs could reduce wait-time in a doctor's office. And just over half said they'd be willing to pay at least $5 a month to have their records stored in an electronic format."
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