It is NOT important to me. Apparently it is important to the feds and the AMA. I find that faxed and scanned data are fine and entered in a very organized fashion in my ehr. I can access them quickly and read them without difficulty.
If HIE does not write the interface, I sure as heck will not be connected. This is not a expense that I am willing to bear. It does not benefit me or my patients. I recently attended a seminar where I was lead to believe that this will happen for me through grant money. That is the only way it will happen for me. Just saying...
