Health Blog

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Kaiser Health News/Philadelphia Inquirer on InformaticsMD: "The flaws of electronic records"

At my Dec. 2012 post " How an interview for Kaiser Health News rekindled memories of health IT dysfunction in the 90's that persist...
Kaiser Health News/Philadelphia Inquirer on InformaticsMD: "The flaws of electronic records" Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Another Revolving Door Variant: From Academia with Millions in Medtronic Royalties, to the White House, to the Health Care Service Corp

The revolving door spins, and where it will stop, nobody knows... In October, 2010, we noted questions about how Dr Stephen Ondra got to b...
Another Revolving Door Variant: From Academia with Millions in Medtronic Royalties, to the White House, to the Health Care Service Corp Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Are the health IT hyper-enthusiasts inept, or merely insane?

From a psychiatrist, partially in response to the article about me in Kaiser Health News , on the travails of health IT. They write: ......
Are the health IT hyper-enthusiasts inept, or merely insane? Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

New York Times: "A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits in an Industry"

The New York Times has published an article today by Julie Creswell entitled " A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits in an Indu...
New York Times: "A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits in an Industry" Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

It is Harder to Run a Small Public Hospital System than California? - Deep Seated Myths and Logical Fallacies Underpinning Health Care Executive Compensation

Hospital executive compensation, the gift that keeps on giving...  A Public Hospital CEO's Current Compensation A recent, somewhat o...
It is Harder to Run a Small Public Hospital System than California? - Deep Seated Myths and Logical Fallacies Underpinning Health Care Executive Compensation Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

EHRs and "Meaningful Use": Begging the Question in the New England Journal of Medicine

I used to have great respect for the New England Journal of Medicine. No more. That respect was reduced significantly in 2010 when I saw...
EHRs and "Meaningful Use": Begging the Question in the New England Journal of Medicine Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

From another happy EHR user: automatic data "corrections" that alter the past

From another happy EHR user: One of my patients was married in late 2012.   Her name changed from XXXX to YYYY. Today I incidental...
From another happy EHR user: automatic data "corrections" that alter the past Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown