Thứ Tư, 18 tháng 6, 2014

On the EHR-related term "cognitive overload"

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I often use the term "cognitive overload" when writing about EHR and related information technology systems that present a needles...
Thứ Ba, 17 tháng 6, 2014

At Merck's Urging, a Federal Judge Threatens to Sanction a Lone Professor for Trying to Reveal Evidence about Vioxx

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We have written often, and most recently this week, about the limp posture taken by US law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the face...
Thứ Hai, 16 tháng 6, 2014

Justice Delayed is Justice Denied? - Another Neurontin Settlement by Pfizer 20 Years After the Alleged Events

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We have argued repeatedly against the strategy used by US government authorities to address allegations of bad behavior in health care (and ...

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:...