Yes. It is mandated by the government. There are significant penalties for not ‘upgrading’ to a fully electronic medical record. A big hunk of the time in the office now is spent at a computer, clicking off mandatory ‘boxes’ (e.g. “I reviewed the social history”), and not actually face to face interaction with the patient. It's a nightmare.
This will probably lead to fewer folks seeking medical attention. This whole ball of wax is getting bigger and bigger like the proverbial snowball rolling down hill. My dermo was NOT happy with it at all. But, mandated it is so compliance will follow. Even if the bill had been presented during the 48 hours prior to the vote, nobody’s staff would have been large enough to have sifted through the entire thing. Even if they had they couldn’t have made heads or tails of it. We still don’t know all the implications and the unintended(?) consequences.