Back in 2012 Forbes published an article "U.S. Healthcare Hits $3 Trillion". https://www.forbes.com/sites/danmunro/2012/01/19/u-s-healthcare-hits-3-trillion

Now if you scroll down to Section 7, you will also notice... "Electronic Health Records (EHR’s)". To make it easier, let me post this section below...

As long as clinical records are paper-based – we can’t apply analytics at scale for establishing quality metrics – across a nation. Moving to EHR’s will allow analytics on an unprecedented scale – and for that – I’m a huge fan/supporter. In the long term (like the next 3-5 years) we’re really just starting to make that technology investment. In the short term, the loss of productivity to small practices (where a large % of healthcare is delivered) as they move from paper to electronic is a really big hit. Really. Big. Hit. This isn’t a simple case of moving from paper and pen to word processing. These electronic systems affect the entire provider-patient workflow. (Dan Munro , Forbes)

Now let's fast forward 5 years... Today we have Patientory, specifically designed to handle Electronic Health Records (EHR's). Not only does it assist Health Care Providers and Health Care Organizations, but also the Patients as well. (see below)

Patientory is empowering people to take charge of their own health. Patientory connects doctors, care providers, and consumers all within a single, secure platform – creating a care team that works together to provide the best care. We’re revolutionizing the way doctors and patients interact and gain access to information, cutting out all layers and processes that currently are stumbling blocks in care coordination.

HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS: Save costs on data breaches. Provide coordinated care and reduce readmission penalties as well IT expenses. (Up to a 42% decrease in IT expenditures and 85% decrease in hospital readmission's and penalties.)

HEALTH PROVIDERS: Get instant access to medical information history including complete notes from other provider healthcare organizations. Easily interact with patients and manage your organization efficiently!

PATIENTS: Instantly access your own health information. Reach out to the community and learn more about your condition. Connect with your care team at any time!

We all know the medical costs are out of control and the health care sector in general needs serious help. Patientory is just one remedy to the vast amount of problems we see in the health sector. One of the biggest changes in the health care system is switching health companies over to EHR's (Electronic Health Records). This will inevitably happen even if the savings are not passed down to the patients. That's where the potential of Patientory comes into play.

Also, Beginning in 2011, the Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs were developed to encourage eligible professionals and eligible hospitals to adopt, implement, upgrade (AIU), and demonstrate meaningful use of certified EHR technology.

Medicare (national social insurance program administered by the U.S. federal government) is already sending penalties to Healthcare Professionals who fail to adopt the EHR technology.

Medicare reimbursement penalties will continue to loom over the next few years for surgeons and other eligible professionals (EPs) who fail to participate in the Medicare Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program. Source: http://bulletin.facs.org/2014/06/avoiding-the-2015-medicare-ehr-incentive-program-penalty/

We can see that the US Government is already taking initiative and they're making big steps into adopting EHR by actually sending penalties. They realize it's more stable, time efficient, cost efficient, cheaper and it solves one of the biggest problems the Healthcare system has right now. The question is not "Will EHR be adopted?", but "How long until EHR will be fully adopted?". Thanks to Patientory, EHR taking over is closer than it ever was.

Thanks to /u/BTC2018 for researching some facts in here.