Many physicians have either gone through the process of EHR implementation or are considering doing so. But one expert believes that the remaining doctors who have yet to get on board with the technology could be costing the healthcare industry significant amounts of money.

Physician and IT consultant Dr. Angel Garcia said that EHR implementation appears to have reached new heights in recent years, but that the number of physicians using the technology is still short of what is needed to create a fully-networked healthcare system that is capable of driving improvements in care quality and reducing costs.

"Tracking medical problems can prevent complications of chronic illnesses such as heart attacks, strokes and can increase the overall quality of care," he said. "Moreover, the cost savings of having widespread adoption of EHR in the U.S. healthcare industry would reduce healthcare costs by more than 30 percent per year - a savings of more than $720 billion per year."

Furthermore, Garcia cited statistics indicating that many physicians currently use personal computers and mobile technology outside of their practice. This suggests it could be relatively simple for them to incorporate these tools into their work.