tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post5836994763684009277..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: How One Hospital's EMRs and the "Experts" Who Designed, Acquired, Implemented And Used Them Ruined Mother's DayRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-74807942816296444352011-05-14T09:43:44.303-04:002011-05-14T09:43:44.303-04:00My sincerest condolences and sympathy for your tra...My sincerest condolences and sympathy for your tragic loss. Thank you for sharing a deep and personal tragedy.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15494174579808436497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-6721200412238807572011-05-10T13:48:42.329-04:002011-05-10T13:48:42.329-04:00Afraid said...
Do you have any fear that you and ...Afraid said...<br /><br /><i>Do you have any fear that you and your family may not get the best treatment at hospitals you may have criticized?</i><br /><br />As I've not identified the hospital, I doubt it. <br /><br />However, remember that hospital walls have ears, and still have people with integrity working at them.<br /><br />Such retaliation could likely end up with people spending InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-55223855480378084922011-05-10T13:43:45.734-04:002011-05-10T13:43:45.734-04:00Marc writes:
Why are the meds handwritten on the ...Marc writes:<br /><br /><i>Why are the meds handwritten on the chart? </i><br /><br />I do not know for sure. Perhaps in transition or interface issues between the ED EHR and floor EHR (they are from different vendors). <br /><br />However it does not take Sherlock Holmes to note the identicalness to the ED list. Once the error occurred, it propagated itself and was missed by innumerable InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-11643077381817076122011-05-09T20:47:21.233-04:002011-05-09T20:47:21.233-04:00Dear Scott, Do you have any fear that you and your...Dear Scott, Do you have any fear that you and your family may not get the best treatment at hospitals you may have criticized?<br /><br />Not do you think that worse treatment is or was administered, but do you fear it, do you feel it might happen, do you worry about it?Afraidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-41981270386998725322011-05-09T20:34:32.088-04:002011-05-09T20:34:32.088-04:00So sorry to hear this, Scott. It is particularly ...So sorry to hear this, Scott. It is particularly frightening to hear this story from a physician. <br />I hope your story prevents this from happening to someone else.Linda MacDonald Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378544626277000243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-53063659712520859892011-05-09T18:21:56.042-04:002011-05-09T18:21:56.042-04:00Scot,
Why are the meds handwritten on the chart?...Scot, <br /><br />Why are the meds handwritten on the chart? Surely that's an obvious source of error? I peeked at my mother's charts - in fact a whole binder at the end of the bed - and they were all computer printouts from a brief look. Apart from a few large and obvious notes on a board at head of the bed. <br /><br />One strength we also have in the UK is a tight integration between Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-82749757611855973442011-05-09T17:09:19.790-04:002011-05-09T17:09:19.790-04:00Re: Marc
I can also add that the "system&quo...Re: Marc<br /><br />I can also add that the "system" broke down locally when hospital officials ignored my warning letter of observed deficiencies, one month prior to my mother's injuries from the type of deficiencies I warned of (e.g., impaired clinician-clinician communications).<br /><br />On a larger scale, the "system" has broken down when the advice of the pioneers InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-19856306562333654992011-05-09T16:54:40.003-04:002011-05-09T16:54:40.003-04:00Marc writes:
I'm wondering if there is eviden...Marc writes:<br /><br /><i>I'm wondering if there is evidence of errors rising in the US with electronic records and other admin systems.</i><br /><br />Sorry to hear about your own mother.<br /><br />You ask a good question. With the HIT systems exempt from the federal reporting requirements that other medical devices are subject to (see my post <a href="http://www.emrupdate.com/forums/t/InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-13363698070044881192011-05-09T16:06:41.476-04:002011-05-09T16:06:41.476-04:00I'm sorry for what happened - my own mother ha...I'm sorry for what happened - my own mother has just gone through a major procedure here in the UK where we've had a chequered history so far of healthcare IT and it's been a difficult time. <br /><br />But it seems from your account that you can't tell how the 'system' broke down. I write about health systems in Europe - I'm aware that the medical error rate in the USMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-88595748498894296632011-05-09T14:18:26.236-04:002011-05-09T14:18:26.236-04:00These devices are defective, unusable, error promo...<i>These devices are defective, unusable, error promoting, and obviously, DANGEROUS. </i><br /><br />It's not so much the devices but the people who design, implement and kvell about today's ill conceived and markedly deficient systems.<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-51531303945319530882011-05-09T00:03:14.712-04:002011-05-09T00:03:14.712-04:00What a horrific experience from EHRs and CPOE. The...What a horrific experience from EHRs and CPOE. These devices are defective, unusable, error promoting, and obviously, DANGEROUS. <br /><br />They should be recalled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-79951396220147000392011-05-08T23:38:14.146-04:002011-05-08T23:38:14.146-04:00Hugs for you Scot. Nothing I can think to write w...Hugs for you Scot. Nothing I can think to write will comfort you. I am sorry this happened to your mother. May some good come from it someday.Live it or live with itnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-4718109808835955232011-05-08T10:50:23.149-04:002011-05-08T10:50:23.149-04:00I am sorry for what happened to your mother, espec...I am sorry for what happened to your mother, especially on this day.<br /><br />BillBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745180756245347235noreply@blogger.com