Although the adoption of Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems has grown in recent years, both patients and physicians still have concerns about the security and privacy of EHRs (Sage Healthcare, 2011). In fact, 81% of patients interviewed and 62% of doctors are concerned about EHRs (Sage Healthcare, 2011). Physician skepticism may explain why only 10% of office-based physician practices have implemented a fully functioning EHR system (Sage Healthcare, 2011). Despite such skepticism, President Obama based on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 expects hospitals a...

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