Digital Age: Next: Paperless Medicine: U.S. Edition Edition

If you're a patient, there are many things it's perfectly reasonable to expect from your doctor and from the health-care system. If you visit an emergency room while traveling, it should send your doctor all the details. If your doctor refers you to a specialist, the specialist should have in hand all the pertinent information about your health by the time you walk into her office. And if you are hospitalized, the medicine that's brought to your bedside should be the one your doctor ordered.