Good-bye to paper

With the gluttony of the holidays behind us, it's time to focus on wellness.

The pressure on hospitals, clinics, systems, physicians and other providers to get wired is profound. There are federal incentives and penalties, payer demands for quality data, and many other requirements. Yet some providers — especially physicians — are still resisting digitization. Why? And should we be taking their concerns more seriously?

There is a way to avoid a collapse of health care in this country.