The reason to get an EMR has always been to improve what we do. That may be what we do clinically and/or how we run our offices. Being mandated to have a certain type of EMR makes as much sense as being mandated what sort of home to buy. I know better than any governmental agency what will work for me and my patients.
Perhaps worse, a mandate will force EMR companies to focus on ill-defined meaningful use criteria to the detriment of what they would be better of focusing on; their client's needs.
