Thứ Hai, 16 tháng 6, 2014

Full Moon Friday the 13th: Computers down at Vermont's largest hospital

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A health IT "glitch" hit in Vermont on Full Moon Friday the 13th (have some werewolf with your bad luck!) Dark Shadows' Quenti...

Masters of the Obvious at Athens Regional Medical Center: Lack of clinician input, training, common sense created problems with Athens Regional electronic records system - but mostly lack of common sense

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(Note: also see my earlier May 26, 2014 post at http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2014/05/i-could-not-make-this-up-if-i-tried.html ) My early me...
Thứ Sáu, 13 tháng 6, 2014

Sham Peer Review Issue Goes Mainstream. WaPo: VA Physicians Fear Sham Peer Review

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The paper's words this time, not mine: From the Washington Post, "VA docs concerned about retaliation", June 12, 2014, http://...
Thứ Tư, 11 tháng 6, 2014

Canada: Province-wide electronic medical record computer system 'glitch' causing patients to be turned away from care

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This story describes a very bad scenario for sick Canadians.  I offer just a few pithy comments, as not much more than that is needed: http:...
Thứ Năm, 5 tháng 6, 2014

The Return of PharmaLot

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After an unfortunate hiatus (see this post ), PharmaLot is back.  PharmaLot was one of the premier sources of incisive information on the ...

Another Sign The EHR Experiment is Producing Undesired (But Predictable) Results: ED EHRs Produce No Efficiency Gains

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Adverse results that run counter to the industry meme of healthcare IT exceptionalism are coming fast and furious.  It's hard for me to ...

Grand Jury: Ventura County, Calif., Mishandled Electronic Health Records Transition

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In Ventura County, California, "the function of the Grand Jury is to act as a civil oversight of county and city government, special d...