EHR's do some things better, but not saving money. (Score 1)

Electronic Health Records are generally not marketed as a way to save money. They make it easier to get reports and make it safer for the patient. Whether or not this is enough to justify the cost, who knows.

Things EHRs do better than paper charts -
With paper charts it's much easier to lose or miss place a chart - This probably happens more than you think.

Drug interaction checking with an EHR can make sure that a med someone put you on a year ago and didn't get into the chart is less likely to conflict a new med because the EHR will tell the doc that when he/she tries to prescribe it.

Making sure that people with chronic problems such as diabetes are scheduled to get in for they're check ups rather than slipping through the cracks. This also generates more revenue for the hospital.