Some physicians have voiced concern about EHR implementation because they are not familiar with the technology - or any technology, for that matter. While many doctors may not have grown up in a plugged-in generation for whom using a computer is second nature, experts believe that even the most technology-weary physicians may grow accustomed to the technology after a time.

Leigh Montejo, a family nurse practitioner in North Carolina, recently wrote in the Clinical Adviser that she grew up using computers. Therefore, finding an employer that used EHR systems was important to her. However, she understands how older physicians may be less enthusiastic about the technology.

Yet given the many benefits, which include improved quality of care and the potential for significant incentive payments from the government, physicians have plenty of reasons to pursue EHR implementation. And with time, Montejo wrote, using any new piece of technology can become like second nature.

New evidence suggests that she may be right. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association showed that older physicians are just as likely to be using EHR systems as younger ones.