A research study was conducted in order to understand the advantages as well as the challenges, which have been imposed due to the incorporation of EMR. The changes, which have taken place after EMR has been implemented in certain parts of the country, have been studied. The data, which has been collected as a part of this research study is related to the implementation of EMR and the results, which have been taken from a survey, which has been conducted among many families as well as some physicians who have a good reputation. A detailed analysis of all the material, which has been collected and the surveys that have been taken have all been included in the report. The main purpose of the research is to find out how easily medical records can be changed from the hard copy format to the online or paperless format. This study will also help in finding out how the change can be correlated to the difference between EMR and HIPAA violations. Totally 51 physicians have been used during this study and they all hail from different specialties in the field of medicine and they all are practicing medicine in Los Angeles and the southern ...