Wisdom from the Medical Journal of Oz: "Good HIT and bad HIT"

The recognition and partitioning of "good health IT" from "bad health IT" is now a mainstream meme.  I have few commen...

Wisdom from the Medical Journal of Oz: "Good HIT and bad HIT" 2015-05-18T19:47:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

On EHR's: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: Part 1

This is the first of a series of posts I plan on the issue of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" regarding EHR's.  Fr...

On EHR's: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: Part 1 2015-05-18T19:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

On EHR's: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: Part 2

Part 1 is here . This is the second a series of posts I plan on the issue of "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" regardi...

On EHR's: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil: Part 2 2015-05-18T19:10:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Today's Bad Health IT Systems: More Dangerous Than Paper?

I believe in 2013 that they are. (Definition of bad health IT is here:  http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/faculty/ssilverstein/cases/ ) I re...

Today's Bad Health IT Systems: More Dangerous Than Paper? 2015-05-13T03:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

On Hypervigilance Due to Bad Health IT: "Texting While Doctoring: A Patient Safety Hazard"

An Opinion piece " Texting While Doctoring: A Patient Safety Hazard" appeared in the Annals of Internal Medicine of 3 December  2...

On Hypervigilance Due to Bad Health IT: "Texting While Doctoring: A Patient Safety Hazard" 2015-05-11T22:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Medical Malpractice Insurer CRICO Challenges "EMR Complacency" - Or Do They?

In my Feb. 28, 2014 post " Malpractice Claims Analysis Confirms Risks in EHRs " ( http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2014/02/patient-sa...

Medical Malpractice Insurer CRICO Challenges "EMR Complacency" - Or Do They? 2015-05-10T21:50:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Bad Health IT: "People Aren’t Educated on How to Use the Internet"

The ultimate "blame the user" excuse for bad health IT comes from, of all places, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid: Washington...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Bad Health IT: "People Aren’t Educated on How to Use the Internet" 2015-05-10T21:02:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Hypocrisy at the FDA: Let's regulate E-cigarettes ... E-medical records, E-medical ordering and related Bad Health IT? They get a gentleman's pass.

Bad health IT is defined at my Medical Informatics academic site ( http://cci.drexel.edu/faculty/ssilverstein/cases/ ) as follows: Bad He...

Hypocrisy at the FDA: Let's regulate E-cigarettes ... E-medical records, E-medical ordering and related Bad Health IT? They get a gentleman's pass. 2015-05-08T01:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

EHR Story for Mother's Day 2014: Even The Formerly Simple Act Of Giving IV Fluids in ICU's Can Kill Babies. But's Let's Be Objective and Happy!

[Note to the humorless:  this post is satirical and sardonic to make a very serious point about the perversity of downplaying/ignoring hea...

EHR Story for Mother's Day 2014: Even The Formerly Simple Act Of Giving IV Fluids in ICU's Can Kill Babies. But's Let's Be Objective and Happy! 2015-05-08T00:28:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A Nurse's Union, National Nurses United, Takes On Bad Health IT

National Nurses United ( http://www.nationalnursesunited.org/ ), a nurse's union, takes on bad health IT with both satire and seriousnes...

A Nurse's Union, National Nurses United, Takes On Bad Health IT 2015-05-08T00:15:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Sham Peer Review Issue Goes Mainstream. WaPo: VA Physicians Fear Sham Peer Review

The paper's words this time, not mine: From the Washington Post, "VA docs concerned about retaliation", June 12, 2014, http:...

Sham Peer Review Issue Goes Mainstream. WaPo: VA Physicians Fear Sham Peer Review 2015-05-07T00:59:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Bad Health IT -Yet Another Health IT 'Glitch' - Potential Image Loss in GE Centricity PACS; ECRI Again Reports Health IT a Top Ten Hospital Risk

From my definition of bad health IT (BHIT) at this link : Bad Health IT ("BHIT") is defined as IT that is ill-suited to purpose, ...

Bad Health IT -Yet Another Health IT 'Glitch' - Potential Image Loss in GE Centricity PACS; ECRI Again Reports Health IT a Top Ten Hospital Risk 2012-11-07T15:43:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

New York Times: "The Ups and Downs of Electronic Medical Records"

The "downs" of health IT have rarely been presented in a prominent public forum. After a recent Center for Public Integrity series...

New York Times: "The Ups and Downs of Electronic Medical Records" 2012-10-09T03:35:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown