Solutionism: are all healthcare issues transparent and self-evident processes that can be easily optimized, if only the right algorithms are in place?

I've ordered this book:  " To Save Everything, Click Here: The Folly of Technological Solutionism " by Evgeny Morozov . I...

Solutionism: are all healthcare issues transparent and self-evident processes that can be easily optimized, if only the right algorithms are in place? 2015-05-18T19:36:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Should "Diagnosing While Texting" Be Illegal?

I saw an interesting comment at Medscape in the comment thread of the article " Do Your EHR Manners Turn Patients Off? " (MedScape...

Should "Diagnosing While Texting" Be Illegal? 2015-05-12T22:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare: "Malpractice Claims Analysis Confirms Risks in EHRs"

Two " EHR beneficence is not exactly as advertised " stories in one day.  It's hard to keep up: After my earlier post today ...

Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare: "Malpractice Claims Analysis Confirms Risks in EHRs" 2015-05-10T22:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Doctors and EHRs: Reframing the "Modernists v. Luddites" Canard to The Accurate "Ardent Technophiles vs. Pragmatists" Reality

One manner by which Healthcare's core values are usurped is via distortions and slander about physicians and other clinicians. At "...

Doctors and EHRs: Reframing the "Modernists v. Luddites" Canard to The Accurate "Ardent Technophiles vs. Pragmatists" Reality 2014-08-03T20:13:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Some Real-World Lessons for the Health IT Hyper-Enthusiasts

An article was published in Health Leaders Media yesterday by Scott Mace, senior technology editor entitled "Scot Silverstein's Goo...

Some Real-World Lessons for the Health IT Hyper-Enthusiasts 2013-01-09T07:28:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

WSJ, 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 Str...

WSJ, Koppel and Soumerai: A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records - Cost Savings Illusory 2012-09-18T03:24:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Message for Xerox: Americans Not 'Resistant to Change'; They Are Resistant to Reckless Change That Endangers Them

A press release from Xerox Healthcare Provider Solutions: Jul 31, 2012 Only 26 Percent of Americans Want Electronic Medical Records, Says Xe...

A Message for Xerox: Americans Not 'Resistant to Change'; They Are Resistant to Reckless Change That Endangers Them 2012-09-08T16:12:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Health IT difficulties and controversial excuses from health IT hyperenthusiasts and extremists

As I observed at my Aug. 15, 2012 post " Contra Costa's $45 million computer health care system endangering lives, nurses say ...

Health IT difficulties and controversial excuses from health IT hyperenthusiasts and extremists 2012-08-18T08:30:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown