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Sunday, December 18, 2011

EHR: "The Dangerous Decade"

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A new perspective piece has appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. Although it is not freely available, I...
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Saturday, December 17, 2011

As U.S. Presidential Campaign Ramps Up, Newt Gingrich Plays Down Support for Health IT

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Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who I recall hearing in person as an an invited speaker at a health IT meeting some years ago (AMIA, I...
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A comment posted to the website "Doctors Helping Doctors Transform Healthcare", Peter Basch, William Bria et al.

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A new website has appeared that purports to be: A collaborative effort led primarily by doctors for doctors to provide a "trusted resou...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Medtronic Settles, Yet Again

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And the march of legal settlements continues... Circling around the block and coming in front of the viewing stand again is device manufact...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

FDA Recalls Draeger Health IT Device Because "This Product May Cause Serious Adverse Health Consequences, Including Death"

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More health IT madness, in the form of an actual FDA recall: FDA Recall notice Draeger Medical Inc., Infinity Acute Care System Monito...
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The EHR Mission Hostile User Experience, Part 10: Cerner Powerchart - via FDA's MAUDE Database

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"You should not have to work around something that is not in the way" - SS Some time ago, I'd written an eight part (later ...
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

"It's All Been Done Before," If We Only Could Remember What it Was - the AHERF Example

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A big Wall Street Journal article by Anna Wilde Mathews featured the latest wave of mergers affecting large health care organizations. La...
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Friday, December 09, 2011

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Quiet Coziness with Wall Street

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An article from the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) reveals a new aspect of the growing coziness between the US government and big c...
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Thursday, December 08, 2011

A Logical Fallacy Affecting Selection of Panelists on an FDA Advisory Committee

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An old argument used to defend against criticisms of conflicts of interest was just employed in a disturbing context.  Expert Removed from...
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

It Was the Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times ... for Synthes Executives

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The latest news about the Synthes Norian XL bone cement case shows just how bizarre incentives for health care leaders can be.  The Synthe...
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Monday, December 05, 2011

Merck Admits Little While Settling the Vioxx Case

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A week ago, another legal settlement with some noteworthy aspects came marching along.  As reported by the Wall Street Journal, here are th...
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