I was sitting in my ophthamologist's office today, watching him make careful notes about my eyes on index cards, and I thought of this story about politicians pushing for a law to make medical records electronic.
 My first thought was why should a bunch of politicians interfere in my doctor's chosen method of  record-keeping?
 My second thought had to do with data security.  Which do you think is easier to keep secure?  A set of index cards... or personal information in a big national database?
 "We need to have the information easily accessible," said Sen. Hillary Clinton.
 Senator, I fear your cure
 Is worse than what we now endure.
 
 
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