I think they're aiming for having primary care doctors that actually know their patients by having the time with each one to actually converse and learn about the patient's whole health and lifestyle picture.
A worthy goal, but from what I've seen I think feeding the computer or iPad the information "it" demands, and clicking the right check-boxes to have canned, scripted text fill in that has excess info in it that doesn't even apply to this particular person, for the electronic medical record (EMR), is going to suck up most of the clinicians' time and attention.
I've seen it in visits and hospital stays up north and here, and the nurses and drs. I know have to wrestle The Thing at the expense of interacting with and caring for the patient. But that's what the feds and laws are mandating. It's driving seasoned, skilled clinicians to seek other work right when they're needed the most in clinical practice.
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