tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post1406146387187798339..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: A Response to the NY Times Article "Ups and Downs of EMRs" So Full Of The Usual Refrains, I Am Using It To Throw A Spotlight On Those Endlessly-Repeated MemesRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-30437836515526419142012-10-16T14:41:34.652-04:002012-10-16T14:41:34.652-04:00Scot,
Great post. I really liked how you have gon...Scot,<br />Great post. I really liked how you have gone after each of these claims by the health IT industry and especially "the learning curve". As an ex-solo family physician (my blog is here: http://aboutfamilyhealth.blogspot.com) that decided to bite the bullet and make my own EHR that was indeed usable despite being "uncertified" because I could no longer afford the &Michael Shihjay Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337065978088606284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-56302943861517963782012-10-14T14:19:40.533-04:002012-10-14T14:19:40.533-04:00Eureka, if each organ in each body, each blood ves...Eureka, if each organ in each body, each blood vessels and nerve in each body, and each medicine and each dose had a unique identifier, medical care can determine the color that the aorta was painted last year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-22676842020377460812012-10-12T14:49:14.318-04:002012-10-12T14:49:14.318-04:00Steve Lucas writes:
I suppose the above may be tr...Steve Lucas writes:<br /><br /><i>I suppose the above may be true if they all survive the learning curve.</i><br /><br />And if all their patients survive the 'learning curve.'<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-43082638101633845962012-10-12T13:28:15.353-04:002012-10-12T13:28:15.353-04:00I recently spoke to a more than usual frenzied doc...I recently spoke to a more than usual frenzied doctor. Asking what the problem was I was told they just introduce an EMR, and they were having problems with the learning curve.<br /><br />Did they know the vendor? No.<br /><br />Did they know that EMR’s had failed on national levels. No.<br /><br />Did they know if the system would communicate with our two local hospitals? No.<br /><br />What Steve Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02457363632413213801noreply@blogger.com