Electronic medical record use grows

Dr. Aimee Yu of Annapolis Pulmonary Specialists said she no longer plays phone tag with her patients.

Thanks to a Web-based electronic medical records technology called AMCIS, she now jumps online to answer their questions, schedule appointments, send lab results and refill prescriptions.

"It's the wave of the future," she said.

Dr. Yu is part of a growing number of local doctors using electronic medical records.

The technology is part of a trend driven by the need to improve patient care and increase productivity for doctors in Maryland where reimbursements are particularly low, said Doug Abel, vice...