tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post5465538836485239577..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: New York Times: "The Ups and Downs of Electronic Medical Records"Roy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-28497460626611016552012-10-09T12:24:47.178-04:002012-10-09T12:24:47.178-04:00Anonymous October 9, 2012 11:06:00 AM EDT wrote:
...Anonymous October 9, 2012 11:06:00 AM EDT wrote:<br /><br /><i>It was a generally good article but lacked the most important bottom line: these are medical devices that have not been approved by the FDA as being safe, efficacious, or usable.</i><br /><br />That is another area there probably was not enough space to cover. FDA's also admitted the known harms are the "tip of the iceberg&InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-74715878205535824102012-10-09T11:06:13.983-04:002012-10-09T11:06:13.983-04:00What is there to like about these expensive medica...What is there to like about these expensive medical devices that neither improve outcomes nor reduce costs?<br /><br />There is more than remote possibility that there are more than expected deaths of patients who otherwise would not have died with the traditional workflows and safety checks (EMR impedes communication on the important issues of care) that evolved over decades.<br /><br />It was aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com