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

At 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...

At Risk in the Computerized Hospital: The HITECH Act as Social Policy Malpractice, and Passivity of Medical Professionals 2012-09-20T08:32:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Lake County Health Department: The extremes to which faith-based informatics beliefs can drive healthcare facilities - Depression era soup lines at the clinic?

Here is a story exemplifying the extremes to which faith-based informatics beliefs can drive healthcare facilities, to the benefit of IT com...

Lake County Health Department: The extremes to which faith-based informatics beliefs can drive healthcare facilities - Depression era soup lines at the clinic? 2012-09-13T10:55:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Scientific Justification for Meaningul Use, Stage 2: The NWB Methodology

The Final Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 has been released.  It is at this link (PDF).  It is a mere 672 pages in length, a quick read dur...

The Scientific Justification for Meaningul Use, Stage 2: The NWB Methodology 2012-08-29T18:53:00-07:00 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

Cart Before the Horse, Part 3: AHRQ's "Health IT Hazard Manager"

(Addendum: the AHRQ hazards manager taxonomy report can see seen at http://healthit.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/HealthITHazar...

Cart Before the Horse, Part 3: AHRQ's "Health IT Hazard Manager" 2012-06-05T13:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

ONC's "Health Data Palooza" - A Title of Exceptionally Bad Taste, For a "See No Evil" Meeting

The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT has sent out this announcement: Subject: HEALTH DATA PALOOZA III: Unleashing the Power o...

ONC's "Health Data Palooza" - A Title of Exceptionally Bad Taste, For a "See No Evil" Meeting 2012-05-10T10:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

EHRs and test ordering: Health Affairs authors reply to ONC

At my March 9, 2012 post " Increased Lab Ordering with EHR's? " I refuted ONC's response to a Harvard-based research study...

EHRs and test ordering: Health Affairs authors reply to ONC 2012-03-15T07:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown