tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post4183515838227236126..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Are Health IT Designers, Testers and Purchasers Trying to Harm Patients? Part 1 of a SeriesRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-46847650174879933602010-07-08T05:48:43.953-04:002010-07-08T05:48:43.953-04:00Any process/drug/procedure used in Healthcare is c...Any process/drug/procedure used in Healthcare is carefully researched, tested and certified fit for patient use by a peer group and organisations like the FDA (after years of testing). It is difficult to understand why Healthcare IT slips through, directly to the patient without even a <b>single</b> standard medical body certifying it fit for use. A defective drug can only harm a sub-group of a HCit Consultanthttp://www.hcitconsultant.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-42693614056118578042009-02-25T20:58:00.000-05:002009-02-25T20:58:00.000-05:00As a practitioner my lone voice that the functiona...<I>As a practitioner my lone voice that the functionality was needed NOW and was a patient safety issue, was often drowned out. Such organizations are filled with vendor volunteers and the practitioner volunteer is often silenced under the vendor volume.</I><BR/><BR/>This is why at HC Renewal we stress the importance of absence of conflict of interest.<BR/><BR/>-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-55628645931203268322009-02-24T13:07:00.000-05:002009-02-24T13:07:00.000-05:00Having been part of CCHIT, as a non vendor volunte...Having been part of CCHIT, as a non vendor volunteer, there were discussions between vendors about the current functionality and the ability to reach future state within the timelines being discussed. As a practitioner my lone voice that the functionality was needed NOW and was a patient safety issue, was often drowned out. Such organizations are filled with vendor volunteers and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-69832667444514891592009-02-23T15:17:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:17:00.000-05:00Perhaps it all starts with the Introductory Comput...Perhaps it all starts with the Introductory Computer Science Professor who tells students that "the user is unimportant.."<BR/><BR/>This actually happened in a class I was in, when a student asked about clarifying input intructions for users.<BR/><BR/>--Former Computer Science StudentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-56092527794612208272009-02-19T12:40:00.000-05:002009-02-19T12:40:00.000-05:00My email is in my blogger profile, see upper right...My email is in my blogger profile, see upper right column.InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-57876563550759423702009-02-18T17:44:00.000-05:002009-02-18T17:44:00.000-05:00It is not just about healthcare IT. You look at a...It is not just about healthcare IT. You look at any ERP, you will have the same problem. The guys are smart and that is the reason for their failure- they tend to think they know everyting and are not open to inputs<BR/><BR/>rgds<BR/>ravi<BR/>blogs.biproinc.com/healthcare<BR/><BR/>PS: I was trying to write an email and could not find one here. Would you mind sharing that. My email can be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-65980190105860147462009-02-18T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-18T16:02:00.000-05:00Most software is designed by idiots who have never...Most software is designed by idiots who have never talked to those who will be using it (and never finds out what the users need, what the users actually do and how they do it, never sees the way they work and how the software needs to fit the users' needs, etc.), fails to provide geek-to-English translations for dialog boxes, help, etc. Ever seen an SAP implementation? Their philosophy: Never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-28166301616958737782009-02-18T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:52:00.000-05:00nice blog...keep it up.nice blog...keep it up.Knowledge Bhaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448155935416340876noreply@blogger.com