Hurricane Katrina’s Victims EMRs Go Online Hurricane Katrina has helped launch medical billing into the 21st century. Since over 800,000 people were evacuated from the Gulf Coast after the huge disaster, the government had to figure out a way that medical records could be accessed by medical facilities. The solution to the problem was an online system with medical billing EMRs available to all health officials. To assist the eight shelters in helping evacuees, this online system was developed. It took 10 days to set up, but is now operating in full swing. There is currently medical billing information from pharmacies, doctors, hospitals, and other types of providers loaded into …