The following is the mandate for electronic medical record-keeping in 2012. Not only has it put an entire profession out of business going to the doctors offices is a nightmare. Computers have been down. All information is not on record and, you can hack the system very easily. Kerry said that the mandate will do little or no good for health insurance costs


Please read and pass it along to halt the mandate.


Bush advocates electronic medical record-keeping
By Richard Benedetto, USA TODAY
NASHVILLE — President Bush promoted a nationwide computerized medical records system Thursday in a visit to a children\'s hospital at Vanderbilt University, which he cited as a model for other hospitals.

George W. Bush speaks at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.
Paul J.Richards, AFP

\"One of the amazing discrepancies in American society today is we\'re literally changing how medicine is delivered in incredibly positive ways, and yet docs are still spending a lot of time writing things on paper — and sometimes it\'s hard to read their handwriting,\" Bush said at a forum after he toured the hospital. \"Sometimes it\'s difficult to have the spread of accurate information so that doctors can make good decisions.\"

Vanderbilt\'s system lets doctors, nurses and lab technicians read medical records from a computer rather than have to chase down paper files when time is critical.

Bush wants a computerized nationwide system of patient records that links hospitals, pharmacies and other medical providers. He said the system would improve health care, reduce errors and lower costs.

Most Americans put more trust in Bush\'s Democratic challenger, Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, to deal with the rising costs of health care and insurance. A USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll taken March 3-5 found Kerry ahead 55%-34% on the issue.

Kerry says Bush\'s proposals will do little to reduce rising health care costs or provide insurance for those who can\'t afford it. \"Families are struggling to pay their medical bills,\" he said this month, \"and they are getting no help at all from their president.\"

Bush\'s visit was a chance to address domestic concerns before Memorial Day and a trip to France next week to mark the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Kerry has designated next week \"national security week\" for his campaign.

Later, Bush attended a fundraiser at the home of Nashville banking and insurance executive Clay Jackson. It took in $1.7 million for the GOP.

Randy Button, chairman of the state Democratic Party, said Bush\'s visit to Vanderbilt was to \"disguise\" the true reason for his trip, the fundraiser.

\"Instead of flying around the country at taxpayers\' expense raising campaign funds, he should be doing something to fight the rising gas prices,\" Button said.

But Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee said the president\'s visit wasn\'t about politics. \"He\'s committed to health care, he\'s committed to information technology, he\'s committed to making others\' lives more fulfilling,\" said Frist, a surgeon.

Tennessee was once a Democratic stronghold, but in 2000, Bush upset Democrat Al Gore in Gore\'s home state by 4 percentage points. The most recent statewide poll, taken just after the Feb. 10 presidential primaries, gave Bush a 48%-44% lead, which is within the poll\'s error margin of +/{ndash} 4 percentage points.

Contributing: The Associated Press