G- There are truly some swords here that cut both ways. The patient is better served by a database that is available 24-7, and the PCP will be off the hook if the patient chooses Google or Microsoft to store this big shoe box full of stuff. I still think the patient is better served when the ER doctor tracks me down and we talk one on one, with me having access to the record. It will make my call schedule harder if I can only trade call with my partners who have access to my practice.
X-M radio had a spokesman for MS touting the benefits of their product. I can't imagine people wanting to hand Bill Gates a copy of there Personal medical record.
Without the protections you describe, carving the date stamp in stone, I will not be anxious to peek into these records.
