tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post3137051828764351876..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: President of the American College of Physicians on Electronic Medical RecordsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-84412064978094429682012-03-23T14:51:51.184-04:002012-03-23T14:51:51.184-04:00I had a doc that has never met me proclaim me fine...I had a doc that has never met me proclaim me fine over his computer screen. Days later one of the best cardiologists in the country told me to go home and conserve my energy till I could get in to see somebody and that sometimes people die waiting for answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-52213924011413939392011-10-19T13:03:40.273-04:002011-10-19T13:03:40.273-04:00Anonymous October 18, 2011 10:44:00 AM EDT writes:...Anonymous October 18, 2011 10:44:00 AM EDT writes:<br /><br /><i>I guess it would be too much to expect Dr. Hood to acknowledge the ACP's long history of fact-free EHR advocacy, which has been a major factor in saddling docs with unusable, expensive IT.</i><br /><br />Yes and yes.<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-82590532248766429392011-10-18T10:44:25.169-04:002011-10-18T10:44:25.169-04:00I guess it would be too much to expect Dr. Hood to...I guess it would be too much to expect Dr. Hood to acknowledge the ACP's long history of fact-free EHR advocacy, which has been a major factor in saddling docs with unusable, expensive IT.<br /><br />Her article contains several links to other parts of the ACP web site that maintain this relentless pro-EHR publicity campaign.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-58202748401170878452011-10-15T15:59:04.890-04:002011-10-15T15:59:04.890-04:00Anonymous October 14, 2011 10:14:00 PM EDT writes:...Anonymous October 14, 2011 10:14:00 PM EDT writes:<br /><br /><i>You should be flattered that she read your work and used the theses and concepts you have developed over the years.</i><br /><br />I don't know if that's the case; it's easy to come to the same conclusions independently. All a clinician needs is a pair of open eyes and a bit of critical thinking.<br /><br /><i>And here InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-46617338084403777652011-10-15T15:55:45.961-04:002011-10-15T15:55:45.961-04:00Anonymous October 14, 2011 7:07:00 PM EDT writes:
...Anonymous October 14, 2011 7:07:00 PM EDT writes:<br /><br /><i>Curiously, my PCP is quite able to use her practice's EMR without harming the quality of the interaction. In her case, I value the EMR because the on-call physicians are able to access it and have some idea of my history before talking with me by phone.</i><br /><br />A document imaging system could do the same thing, for far InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-86024404632644048112011-10-15T09:32:37.073-04:002011-10-15T09:32:37.073-04:00It is much worse than she describes. Keep in mind ...It is much worse than she describes. Keep in mind that the ACP has imbibed HIT kool aid for years, so these commnent reflect the tip of the iceberg.<br /><br />UVM must have been in mayhem, as in the UK Milton Keynes Trust. But Epic is still selling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-23893434170534930062011-10-14T22:14:34.615-04:002011-10-14T22:14:34.615-04:00Scot,
You should be flattered that she read your ...Scot,<br /><br />You should be flattered that she read your work and used the theses and concepts you have developed over the years.<br /><br />She is at the University of Vermont, home of the medical record SOAP note guy Dr. Weed. Wonder what he has to say about the UVM EMR go live?<br /><br />The Fletcher Allen Medical Center uses Epic's PRISM. Here is the conclusion of an Honors Thesis atAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-16100626353370823972011-10-14T21:42:31.417-04:002011-10-14T21:42:31.417-04:00Wow. Absolutely on target. One thing Dr. Hood se...Wow. Absolutely on target. One thing Dr. Hood seems to not understand is that the money for the EHR is spent and now part of the vendor's profit margin. There is no money for extensions or enhancements as described.Live IT or live with ITnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-44708138887637337782011-10-14T19:07:22.938-04:002011-10-14T19:07:22.938-04:00They are also alienating patients. I fired a docto...They are also alienating patients. I fired a doctor today who preferred to look at his computer screen than look at me (his patient). Curiously, my PCP is quite able to use her practice's EMR without harming the quality of the interaction. In her case, I value the EMR because the on-call physicians are able to access it and have some idea of my history before talking with me by phone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com