Senator Grassley asks hospitals about experiences with federal health information technology program

At a brief Oct. 24, 2009 posting " Washington Post: EMR's No Cure-All; Sen. Grassley Sends Letter of Inquiry to health IT vendors...

Senator Grassley asks hospitals about experiences with federal health information technology program 2015-05-14T20:51:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Cross-occupational invasion of medicine by IT, exemplified

I have written on these pages about a cross-occupational invasion of medicine by IT personnel, wherein the IT personnel seem to forget that ...

Cross-occupational invasion of medicine by IT, exemplified 2009-08-26T21:15:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

On HIT Vendor Nondisclosure of Nondisclosure Agreements

Seen at the HIStalk blog in News of 8/19/09 : A couple of readers wisely suggested that I not consider running nondisclosure language from v...

On HIT Vendor Nondisclosure of Nondisclosure Agreements 2009-08-20T04:46:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

CCHIT Has Company

It appears CCHIT, an offspring of the large HIT trade association HIMSS, won't get its wish for Health IT Certification hegemony. I thi...

CCHIT Has Company 2009-08-18T10:53:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Shareholders Take Notice That Patients Used As Unconsented Guinea Pigs, Physicians as Bank by Health IT Vendors

At my Jan. 2009 post " Waste Feared in Digitizing Patient Records: Wall Street Journal " and others I have written about the illeg...

Shareholders Take Notice That Patients Used As Unconsented Guinea Pigs, Physicians as Bank by Health IT Vendors 2009-08-10T17:21:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Making Hospitals Safer by Making Healthcare IT Safer

At my July 24, 2009 HC Renewal post " Inquiry to Joint Commission on points raised in my July 22, 2009 JAMA letter on HIT ", I re...

Making Hospitals Safer by Making Healthcare IT Safer 2009-08-03T07:19:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Inquiry to Joint Commission on points I raised in my July 22, 2009 JAMA letter on HIT

As I posted here , my letter " Health Care Information Technology, Hospital Responsibilities, and Joint Commission Standards " was...

Inquiry to Joint Commission on points I raised in my July 22, 2009 JAMA letter on HIT 2009-07-24T07:08:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

JAMA letter: "Health Care Information Technology, Hospital Responsibilities, and Joint Commission Standards"

My letter " Health Care Information Technology, Hospital Responsibilities, and Joint Commission Standards " was published in JAMA ...

JAMA letter: "Health Care Information Technology, Hospital Responsibilities, and Joint Commission Standards" 2009-07-22T07:06:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Irish Physicians Opt Out of Vital Patient Maintenance Care, Refuse to Release Records; Court Agrees

Well, no, actually. Irish physicians did not opt out of "maintaining" the healthcare of patients and refuse to release their medic...

Irish Physicians Opt Out of Vital Patient Maintenance Care, Refuse to Release Records; Court Agrees 2009-07-18T11:10:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Complacency and Healthcare IT: Who is Taken More Seriously on Risk, A CMIO or A Public Transit Authority Doctor?

In this post I make a very shameful comparison. Shameful to the healthcare industry, that is, and coming from an unusual perspective due to...

Complacency and Healthcare IT: Who is Taken More Seriously on Risk, A CMIO or A Public Transit Authority Doctor? 2009-04-17T19:52:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Will The True Incidence of Healthcare IT-Caused Patient Adverse Outcomes Please Stand Up?

The article Health Care Information Technology Vendors' "Hold Harmless" Clause - Implications for Patients and Clinicians , Ro...

Will The True Incidence of Healthcare IT-Caused Patient Adverse Outcomes Please Stand Up? 2009-03-30T15:15:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

This Former Chief Medical Informatics Officer is Feeling a Bit Betrayed

In thinking further about the "hold harmless" and "defects gag clause" originated by Health IT vendors and agreed to by ...

This Former Chief Medical Informatics Officer is Feeling a Bit Betrayed 2009-03-26T10:19:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Health IT "Hold Harmless" and Defects Gag Clauses: Have Hospital Executives Violated Their Fiduciary Responsibilities By Signing Such Contracts?

July 2009 - Note : also see my letter to the editor in JAMA on this same topic, "Health Care Information Technology, Hospital Responsib...

Health IT "Hold Harmless" and Defects Gag Clauses: Have Hospital Executives Violated Their Fiduciary Responsibilities By Signing Such Contracts? 2009-03-26T02:16:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown