I work in the healthcare industry, though admittedly just on the web side of things. There's been a lot of talk getting our current EMR to the place where we're getting the maximum amount of healthcare dollars. Our healthcare organization is at a pretty good place, far ahead of most organizations. At the same time, we're being asked to do so much with reduced staff due to minimal hiring. I'm not sure we'll really be able to manage it all. There are also a number of non-technical issues, such as getting all the doctors ready for electronic order entry. Cultural issues often drive technology decisions.
That being said, I think it's a good idea to move people towards using EMRs in healthcare. They're expensive, difficult to maintain, but can produce much improved healthcare. As we often say, the main challenge facing healthcare these days is getting the right information to the right people at the right time. Doing that electronically is the only approach that makes sense.