Automation is one of the best ways to simplify a process.
And a great muffled laugh was heard across the country.
From the providers I have encountered in real life, plus all those I have read about, the introduction of an EMR to a practice costs the provider about 30% of his day. Instead of seeing patients for that 30%, and increasing his revenue, he is paying attention to the requirements of the EMR, because the Insurance Carriers / Medicare won't pay him unless he does.
Simplification indeed.