tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post7999380885353345845..comments2024-03-17T05:36:26.059-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: Electronic Medical Records and Going For Broke: Jackson Health System's Financial Future Appears GrimRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-38750805541134861532010-01-21T12:32:21.072-05:002010-01-21T12:32:21.072-05:00Roy Poses writes:
"I don't see why we n...Roy Poses writes: <br /><br /><i>"I don't see why we need to "balance" anything we write about health care IT that could be termed "negative" by health IT enthusiasts."</i><br /><br />To this I add:<br /><br />Our mission is stated at the top of this site. It is "Addressing threats to health care's core values, especially those stemming from InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-17643395111812638242010-01-21T10:56:44.634-05:002010-01-21T10:56:44.634-05:00Note that we have received comments on several pos...Note that we have received comments on several posts over the years suggesting that we (all the bloggers on Health Care Renewal) are too "negative" (about pharmaceutical, biotechnology and device companies, managed care and insurance companies, health care information technology companies, complementary and alternative medicine, etc). They have suggested we ought to be more "Roy M. Poses MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-30862178652605845992010-01-21T00:39:55.182-05:002010-01-21T00:39:55.182-05:00Anonymous poster "Keith" once again aske...Anonymous poster "Keith" once again asked "While you make the point that IT companies are doing a great job of banging there own drum, it does not mean that we need a one sided and negative look at their failings to provide balance."<br /><br />I reiterate:<br /><br />A recent comprehensive review of the HIT literature, in fact, concludes we need more of what I do, i.e., InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-6284338961487313182010-01-19T16:56:37.587-05:002010-01-19T16:56:37.587-05:00Anonymous Jan 19 @ 2:08 PM wrote:
moles will post...Anonymous Jan 19 @ 2:08 PM wrote:<br /><br /><i>moles will post stuff just to impugn your credibility. I'm sorry that happens, but it is effective. What can be done to reduce the effectiveness of that tactic?</i><br /><br />Presume you mean industry internet moles.<br /><br />The method I use is very simple. It's called "the truth."<br /><br />I would also challenge the InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-25877772789595722982010-01-19T14:08:15.240-05:002010-01-19T14:08:15.240-05:00Indeed, moles will post stuff just to impugn your ...Indeed, moles will post stuff just to impugn your credibility. I'm sorry that happens, but it is effective. What can be done to reduce the effectiveness of that tactic do you think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-68714270267430904592010-01-19T10:49:01.605-05:002010-01-19T10:49:01.605-05:00Anonymous poster "Keith" once again aske...Anonymous poster "Keith" once again asked, without responding to my reply of Jan 18 @ 4:54 PM above, "to see what ingredients are important to a successful IT installation, instead of reporting on just the disasters. It would help us all to better understand what we need to look at before choosing and installing these systems."<br /><br />I reiterate that the linked book InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-12835912470453757072010-01-19T10:42:53.817-05:002010-01-19T10:42:53.817-05:00Anonymous @ Jan 18 9:34 PM wrote:
"Let us he...Anonymous @ Jan 18 9:34 PM wrote:<br /><br />"Let us hear the financial details of the HIT they deployed, the details of the adverse patient care events it caused, and the unfettered opinion of the users, ie doctors and nurses."<br /><br />Unfortunately, that will probably be a long time in coming, due to the nondisclosure clauses the administration of this near-bankrupt healthcare InformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-82495343205757892372010-01-18T21:34:59.696-05:002010-01-18T21:34:59.696-05:00Keith said: "Could it simply be falling reven...Keith said: "Could it simply be falling revenue as a result of the drop in patients that many hospitals have seen resulting from the rcession worened by an increased pool of uninsured resulting from job loss? Why put the blame on IT?"<br /><br />User unfriendly and patient endangering HIT system, especially CPOE programs, have been known to effect doctors to admit their patients to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-85590732739483726462010-01-18T16:54:17.203-05:002010-01-18T16:54:17.203-05:00Keith writes:
While not my idea of health IT nirv...Keith writes:<br /><br /><i>While not my idea of health IT nirvana, it does offer an example of some of the potential of these systems. Why not focus on some of the positive examples to highlight what is needed for a proper installation?</i><br /><br />Thanks for the interesting comments. <br /><br />As I clearly state in the linked <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/hit-misadventure" rel="nofollowInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-71832808689010944582010-01-18T13:54:04.073-05:002010-01-18T13:54:04.073-05:00I have followed your writings for some time regard...I have followed your writings for some time regarding your skepticism for the current state of health IT. While there are many examples of poor planning and installation of these products, it seems there are also many good experiences as well. Northshore University Healthsystems, outside of Chicago, seems like an example of a major IT installation that has been flawlessly put in place. While Keithnoreply@blogger.com