Another unsolicited email from a physician describing EHR-caused chaos in the clinicAnother unsolicited email from a physician describing EHR-caused chaos in the clinic

I periodically receive unsolicited stories of EHR difficulties (mayhem, really) as a result of clinicians or others locating my materials online, via web searches, social networking sites, or word of …

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20 Sep 2012

At Risk in the Computerized Hospital:  The HITECH Act as Social Policy Malpractice, and Passivity of Medical ProfessionalsAt Risk in the Computerized Hospital: The HITECH Act as Social Policy Malpractice, and Passivity of Medical Professionals

I am revisiting the issue of HITECH in light of recent reports on health IT drawbacks and/or failure to achieve long-claimed advantages.The HITECH Act, a multi-billion dollar EHR incentive/penalty mea…

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20 Sep 2012

In addition to nurses, doctors now air their alarm:  Contra Costa County health doctors air complaints about county's new $45 million computer systemIn addition to nurses, doctors now air their alarm: Contra Costa County health doctors air complaints about county's new $45 million computer system

At my Aug. 2012 post "Contra Costa's $45 million computer health care system endangering lives, nurses say", I described how an experimental EHR being forced on clinicians in Contra Costa county, Cali…

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20 Sep 2012

Majority of the Public Wants Politicians Who Will Root Out Corporate CorruptionMajority of the Public Wants Politicians Who Will Root Out Corporate Corruption

Here is a story that makes me unusually optimistic, at least about the wisdom of the people at large. Reuters reported on a new poll,   With less than two months to go before the U.S. presidential ele…

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19 Sep 2012

"The Syndrome of Useless Information" Revisited

At a time when the press seems to be starting to "get it" regarding health IT myths, and expecting significant pushback, I thought it useful to repost a link to a post I authored in Jan. 2010 entitled…

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19 Sep 2012

BLOGSCAN - Why Not Just Pay Physicians By the Hour?BLOGSCAN - Why Not Just Pay Physicians By the Hour?

We have frequently discussed how perverse incentives are spread around health care.  In the US, the physicians are paid according to a system that provides strong incentives for doing procedures, (see…

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18 Sep 2012

WSJ, Koppel and Soumerai:  A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records - Cost Savings IllusoryWSJ, Koppel and Soumerai: A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records - Cost Savings Illusory

Two EHR experts from Ivy-league institutions (which are typically hyperenthusiast-oriented) doubt cost savings from EHR technology.Wall Street JournalOpinionSeptember 17, 2012A Major Glitch for Digiti…

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18 Sep 2012
 
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