The BC Medical Association has taken the position that it supports the creation of electronically-based patient record systems that focus on improving quality of care for patients.  At the same time they express concern that:
"Presently, considerable federal, provincial, and regional resources are being dedicated towards promoting and investigating electronic record initiatives and pilot studies.  The BCMA is concerned that the focus of many of these initiatives are overly geared towards administrative and surveillance purposes. The primary objective of any electronic record system must be to improve patient care while respecting individual privacy rights."
The policy backgrounder can be found at
Electronic Medical Records and the Core Data Set