Military EMR System to Serve as Health Care Reform Model

President Obama said Thursday the government will create a national electronic medical records system for the military that can be a model for reform of the country's health care administration. The president has emphasized EMRs as part of his health care reform plan. Set up by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, an electronic record would follow military personnel "from the day they first enlist to the day that they are laid to rest," Obama said.