tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post6137715175711486006..comments2024-03-28T01:27:23.408-04:00Comments on Health Care Renewal: The Yin and Yang of Electronic Health RecordsRoy M. Poses MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00497209843184497847noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-86228845740495148312010-02-16T08:37:29.356-05:002010-02-16T08:37:29.356-05:00"There is an extensive literature supporting ..."There is an extensive literature supporting reductions in errors with computerized physician order entry."<br /><br />Where?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-48040980986522970212010-02-16T00:21:20.419-05:002010-02-16T00:21:20.419-05:00The relevant question is not whether mistakes occu...<i>The relevant question is not whether mistakes occur with automated systems but whether they occur less frequently than with manual systems</i>.<br /><br />Since the figures for mistakes and even more importantly, unintended consequences from automated systems are not well known, I think we should not be so eager to experiment on live subjects on a mass scale to find out.<br /><br /><i>Who saidInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-27799541243598137112010-02-15T15:48:56.287-05:002010-02-15T15:48:56.287-05:00I ask you "What percentage of organizations t...I ask you "What percentage of organizations that use manual paper-based information systems experience safety or quality of care issues related to their systems?"<br />I would argue 100%. The relevant question is not whether mistakes occur with automated systems but whether they occur less frequently than with manual systems. There is an extensive literature supporting reductions in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-8391715247453390882010-02-12T22:47:25.583-05:002010-02-12T22:47:25.583-05:00Not only does current HIT gear make doctors' w...Not only does current HIT gear make doctors' work "more tedious than it already is", it actually causes disruption of the complex cognitive processes of managing scores of data points and interval changes of varying degrees of ambiguity and certainty. <br /><br />As such, they are a potent impediment and communication disruptor to the effective clinician. <br /><br />Get rid of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9551150.post-4731970087419246742010-02-12T18:49:25.078-05:002010-02-12T18:49:25.078-05:00There is an interesting article that everyone shou...There is an interesting article that everyone should take a look at. It is an article written in the WSJ: “Health-Care Reform Could Create a Litigation Explosion.”<br />http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704541004575011390617073222.html?mod=googlenews_wsj<br /><br />Excerpts below:<br />“By creating new federally enforceable rights and obligations, layers of complex federal regulationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com