KAI RYSSDAL: You're at the doctor's office. Filling out some form or another. You come to the question about your last tetanus shot. When was it? And you either leave the question blank or you fudge it. Because, seriously, who remembers that kind of thing?
Today five of this country's biggest companies announced a plan to get rid of the guesswork. They're going to give employees access to their health records electronically. It should reduce medical errors and avoid unneceesary care. Oh, and it'll save the companies money, too.
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