tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post957090094549589397..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: When the Electronic Medical Record DiedDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-76390945044262588752011-10-05T14:14:39.251-05:002011-10-05T14:14:39.251-05:00Oddly enough, my mother would not have been maimed...Oddly enough, my mother would not have been maimed and then died if the ED in the hospital where she went for her care were still using paper.<br /><br />Unless the clinicans were using disappearing ink...<br /><br />How do I know this?<br /><br />I once worked in that ED, pre-EHR.<br /><br />-- SSInformaticsMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03994321680366572701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-81064229121977907612011-09-20T22:46:31.974-05:002011-09-20T22:46:31.974-05:00Wes said, "... EMR's will soon be the ONL...Wes said, "... EMR's will soon be the ONLY way a doctor stands a chance of maintaining the slightest bit of sanity in the years ahead." <br />If doctors could design what they need for an electronic medical record, I might agree with you. It seems the one you use is not making anything any easier for you. When does the sanity part kick in?<br />Wes said, "... today's Tim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-27614442312156820782011-09-20T12:47:12.936-05:002011-09-20T12:47:12.936-05:00Wes,
I would also say in response to your comment...Wes,<br /><br />I would also say in response to your comment to Dr. Hulsy, it maight actually be more cost efficient to forgo all the hoops that one needs to jump through to obtain the 1 and 2% bonuses (or penalties down the road), and not spend all the dough and time on these monstrosities. Recent studies have shown little improvement in quality (weren't we told this would cut down on Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48525414196787487282011-09-20T12:37:49.244-05:002011-09-20T12:37:49.244-05:00Bet it feels good not to be a data entry clerk for...Bet it feels good not to be a data entry clerk for a brief time! I get the impression you are not exactly enjoying the wonderful digital world that is going to save us tons of money and make our health care system ever more efficient. the question remains, efficient for who?Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-60962873549974558772011-09-20T09:05:24.070-05:002011-09-20T09:05:24.070-05:00Tim-
Given the inevitable march toward government...Tim-<br /><br />Given the inevitable march toward government-paid health care and the ridiculous documentation, recording mandates, and prescribing practices that such a system requires, I can only suggest that EMR's will soon be the ONLY way a doctor stands a chance of maintaining the slightest bit of sanity in the years ahead.<br /><br />Your points about distaster preparedness are DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-63569332316560124042011-09-20T08:01:47.918-05:002011-09-20T08:01:47.918-05:00And what about when you can't re-boot? When th...And what about when you can't re-boot? When the grid is down for an extended period? When the grid is hacked? During a disaster? Tornado? Hurricane? Earthquake? Flood? Blizzard? Terrorist attack? Alien invasion? When there might be injured people? Even if you've got your iPad, better, as Wes says, to keep a pen and a piece of paper in your pocket (although the Paper Work Reduction Act Tim Hulsey, MDnoreply@blogger.com