David, I know from past discussions here that you and I are on the same page on the failure of government here in mandating a standard. Given that they failed to do so and at this point show no intention of changing (sorry Koby), then I think we need to look elsewhere.
When we got our first interface 3 years ago, Quest said "$500". Labcorp gave us one for free. Big surprise: our Quest business went way down and now they are offering to do it for free.
The moral is: the default position is that interfaces cost providers a fortune. The reality is that they need not.
I don't see a need for us (or others) to have a multitude of EMR interfaces; I know that for me, one would enable me to communicate with the great majority of the docs with whom I share patients.
If the AC's of the world become convinced that their future is enhanced or secured by interfaces like this, I bet they will build them.
If not, then it may be up to the Indy's of the world to help us out (and maybe make a few dollars in the process).
