Opinion: Healthcare's current 'productivity paradox'

There has been a great deal of wringing of hands and gnashing of teeth about the lack of generalized improvements in health care delivery as we approach the beginning of the end of initial electronic health record (EHR) adoption. For some, self-flagellation might be appropriately added when realizing that the purchase and implementation of such platforms can cost up to $70,000 per care provider. By the end of this year, it is anticipated that the overall EHR market may reach the astounding figure of more than $6 billion dollars annually.