Financial woes at Maine Medical Center: Reading this blog might have saved them millions of dollars, and prevented massive "cost saving initiatives"

In this article, the euphemistic and almost endearing term "hiccup" is used instead of the more traditional " glitch " ...

Financial woes at Maine Medical Center: Reading this blog might have saved them millions of dollars, and prevented massive "cost saving initiatives" 2015-05-17T22:28:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

IT Specialist and the job he wouldn't take: hospital management's health IT "plan" is a checklist for failure

Received unsolicited on June 14, 2013 from a computer professional whose identity I am redacting.  Posted with his permission: Dr. Silve...

IT Specialist and the job he wouldn't take: hospital management's health IT "plan" is a checklist for failure 2015-05-15T01:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

"Computer problems" force docs back to paper charts at Memorial Hospital - From June 11 until at least June 24?

More on the wonders and dependability of commercial health IT, as implemented in hospitals, which are generally an IT backwaters: ...

"Computer problems" force docs back to paper charts at Memorial Hospital - From June 11 until at least June 24? 2015-05-15T01:10:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Monetary losses and layoffs from EHR expenses and EHR mismanagement

More on monetary losses and layoffs from EHR expenses and EHR mismanagement: 1.  Layoffs to balance the budget... http://www.news-record...

Monetary losses and layoffs from EHR expenses and EHR mismanagement 2015-05-15T00:54:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Drudge Report, Oct. 10, 2013, 9 AM EST: All that needs to be said about government, computing and healthcare

Per Drudge Report . Oct. 10, 2013, 9 AM EST: From the same people who brought us HITECH, the stimulus bill for rapid rollout of commercial...

Drudge Report, Oct. 10, 2013, 9 AM EST: All that needs to be said about government, computing and healthcare 2015-05-12T21:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Over At The Health Care Blog, Aneesh Chopra Distorts IT Failure Reality

I feel sorry for President Obama.  I really do.  He's been deceived by IT hyperenthusiasts who, in addition to their hyperenthusiasm, pr...

Over At The Health Care Blog, Aneesh Chopra Distorts IT Failure Reality 2015-05-12T20:48:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

"EHRs: The Real Story" - Sobering assessment from Medical Economics

From Medical Economics - "EHRs: The Real Story" ,  pg. 18-27, Feb. 10, 2014, available here (PDF). Full issue at http://medi...

"EHRs: The Real Story" - Sobering assessment from Medical Economics 2015-05-10T22:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Athens Regional Medical Center: Hospital management is "addressing computer problems" AFTER patients are put at bodily risk, not before, only in response to irate clinicians; then claiming everything will be fixed soon while doctors resign.

(Note: also see my June 16, 2014 followup post at http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2014/06/masters-of-obvious-aat-athens-regional.html ) Ma...

Athens Regional Medical Center: Hospital management is "addressing computer problems" AFTER patients are put at bodily risk, not before, only in response to irate clinicians; then claiming everything will be fixed soon while doctors resign. 2015-05-07T23:39:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

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

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

Grand Jury: Ventura County, Calif., Mishandled Electronic Health Records Transition 2015-05-07T01:23:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The HIT Scam

Worth a read - The HIT Scam By Greg Scandlen Notable in the pi ece are these observations:   ... even the editors of the Washington Post ...

The HIT Scam 2013-01-23T07:53:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Allegheny Health System Computer Crash (Again) and Paper Backups

I reported on a health IT crash in my May 2011 post " Twelve Hour Health IT Glitch at Allegheny General Hospital - But Patients Unaffec...

Allegheny Health System Computer Crash (Again) and Paper Backups 2012-10-03T07:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

ONC and Misdirection Regarding Mass Healthcare IT Failure

In my keynote address to the Health Informatics Society of Australia in Sydney recently, I cautioned attendees including those in government...

ONC and Misdirection Regarding Mass Healthcare IT Failure 2012-08-08T19:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Vermont: Despite $70 million investment, health IT systems a long way from prime time - "Problems are appropriate"

Preliminary note:  This post is rich with hyperlinks.  At minimum I recommend opening them in another window and at least scanning their con...

Vermont: Despite $70 million investment, health IT systems a long way from prime time - "Problems are appropriate" 2012-07-21T04:14:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown