Having spent my career in Medical Informatics (the application of computers to the practice of medicine and medical information), I can attest to the fact that there is a tendency in the industry to find a problem for the technical solution you have in mind. Sometimes a Post-It Note really is the right solution. But that’s really not the case with medical records in general. For all the negatives that come with electronic medical records, such as what Ascension is going through right now, the positives so far outweigh the negatives that it would be malpractice not to use one.
EMRs paved the way for the extinction of the independent practice.
Why a PCP employed by a health system isn’t considered a conflict of interest is beyond me.
You need both—systems are great at data collection and storage and knowledgeable humans who can do paper work arounds when necessary for the health of the patient.
Even the best systems are not perfect—and that is even without hacking by bad actors.