tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1381146292049488371..comments2024-03-17T05:36:26.059-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: CMS does not have any information that supports or refutes claims that a broader adoption of EHRs can save lives?Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-67436946551423874012014-04-16T11:44:12.870-04:002014-04-16T11:44:12.870-04:00Steve,
Clearly in health IT, money is of arboreal...Steve,<br /><br />Clearly in health IT, money is of arboreal origin.<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-5873115559599179732014-04-16T11:28:00.657-04:002014-04-16T11:28:00.657-04:00Scot,
Remember that $1BCD figure is for Ontario o...Scot,<br /><br />Remember that $1BCD figure is for Ontario only, and the meter is still running.<br /><br />Steve Lucas<br />Steve Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457363632413213801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-5401273371940808352014-04-16T11:19:04.246-04:002014-04-16T11:19:04.246-04:00Steve Lucas:
from that link, the usual and custom...Steve Lucas:<br /><br />from that link, the usual and customary has already gone wrong:<br /><br /><i>The troubled agency was the subject of a scorching report in 2009 by then provincial auditor general Jim McCarter. He estimated $1 billion had been wasted in a botched attempt to get a digital health record system up and running.<br /><br />McCarter documented an agency bogged down in consultantsInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-89102271121307889772014-04-16T11:01:27.440-04:002014-04-16T11:01:27.440-04:00Anonymous April 16, 2014 at 9:47:00 AM EDT:
That ...Anonymous April 16, 2014 at 9:47:00 AM EDT:<br /><br />That link is only available to Medscape subscribers.<br /><br />Here are the first few paragraphs:<br /><br />Medscape Medical News<br />Meaningful Use Not Correlated With Quality in Study<br /><br />Ken Terry<br />April 14, 2014<br /><br />Showing meaningful use (MU) of electronic health records (EHRs) was not correlated with performance on InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-16631419027025812272014-04-16T10:37:13.780-04:002014-04-16T10:37:13.780-04:00From the Great White North we find that when EMR’s...From the Great White North we find that when EMR’s are in trouble we hire family, always a good solution.<br /><br />http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/14/premier-wynnes-brother-in-law-named-interim-ceo-of-ehealth<br /><br />What could go wrong?<br /><br />Steve Lucas<br />Steve Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457363632413213801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-16577078112877172122014-04-16T09:56:45.075-04:002014-04-16T09:56:45.075-04:00So, if it doesn't save lives... how about time...So, if it doesn't save lives... how about time or money? #cricketsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-63754236015958576642014-04-16T09:47:25.081-04:002014-04-16T09:47:25.081-04:00http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/823602?src=rss...http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/823602?src=rss<br /><br />More proof that these devices, at present, are meaningfully useless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com