Use the following facts to construct a coherent paragraph with a topic sentence and appropriate transitional expressions in the supporting sentences.

• The federal government will penalize medical practices that don’t adopt electronic medical records (EMRs).

• Valley Medical Center is considering beginning converting soon.

• Converting paper-based records to EMRs will be complex.

• Converting will be technically challenging. It will probably be time-consuming and labor-intensive.

• Converting should bring better patient care and maybe even lower costs in the long run.

• The federal government provides funds to reimburse the cost of adopting the technology.

Your Task. 

Organize the following sentences into coherent paragraphs.