There will also be a drive to reduce error in the system.
Doing so, the thinking goes, would reduce medical errors, improve health care and save money.
"It will take some intensive work" to reduce errors further, she said.
Experts said the effort to reduce such errors would have to increase sharply to make much difference.
Reducing medical errors is a goal that all doctors embrace.
President Obama has often referred to the potential of such records to reduce medical errors, improve care, and cut costs.
So why only now is a United States president calling for the first national plan to reduce such errors?
In some cases, reporting is working to reduce errors.
On the other hand, the same subject may intentionally slow down to reduce errors and overall reaction times will be higher.
The ability to focus for lengthy periods is necessary to eliminate or at least reduce errors.