Finnish EHR's Clumsy, Mission Hostile, Consume Doctors' Precious Time

It seems common wisdom in the U.S. that the "Europeans are way ahead of us" in computerized medicine. Perhaps the common wisdom ...

Finnish EHR's Clumsy, Mission Hostile, Consume Doctors' Precious Time 2015-05-15T04:04:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Why The Apple iPad Will Not Revolutionize, Change the Game, Transform or Create New Paradigms in Medicine Anytime Soon

The announcement of the Apple iPad has been accompanied by the usual irrationally exuberant, buzzword-laden statements and bellicose grand...

Why The Apple iPad Will Not Revolutionize, Change the Game, Transform or Create New Paradigms in Medicine Anytime Soon 2015-05-14T20:14:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Did EPIC CEO Judy Faulkner of Epic declare that ‘healthcare IT usability would be part of certification over her dead body?'

At the HisTALK blog 5/31/10 update , a site with thousands of readers involved in all aspects of health IT, the following anonymous (at this...

Did EPIC CEO Judy Faulkner of Epic declare that ‘healthcare IT usability would be part of certification over her dead body?' 2015-05-11T00:31:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

FDA MAUDE Database: Patient Outcome - Death

I present another health IT problem case from the FDA's voluntary MAUDE ( Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience ) database b...

FDA MAUDE Database: Patient Outcome - Death 2015-05-07T19:02:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Are Health IT Designers, Testers and PurchasersTrying to Harm Patients? Part 3 of a Series

( Note: Part 1 of this series is here , part 2 is here , part 3 is here , part 4 is here , part 5 is here , part 6 is here , part 7 ...

Are Health IT Designers, Testers and PurchasersTrying to Harm Patients? Part 3 of a Series 2014-08-06T19:27:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

EHR's and Scarcity of Public Reviews of the User Experience

I recently downloaded the public beta (incomplete trial version) of Apple's new web browser Safari 4 . I like its user experience and f...

EHR's and Scarcity of Public Reviews of the User Experience 2009-05-05T11:09:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

IT Vulnerabilities Highlighted by Errors, Malfunctions at Veterans Medical Centers

Bill Gates's company, Microsoft, touts the User Experience as the Sine Qua Non of computing. Billions of dollars have been spent tweak...

IT Vulnerabilities Highlighted by Errors, Malfunctions at Veterans Medical Centers 2009-03-04T05:28:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Malpractices of the Multitudes: the HIT Mission Hostile User Experience, Part 8

More on the origin of this post's title, penned in 1836, below. ( Note: Part 1 of this series is here , part 2 is here , part 3 is h...

The Malpractices of the Multitudes: the HIT Mission Hostile User Experience, Part 8 2009-03-03T14:55:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Information Technology Makes Healthcare Easier? Is This Industry Trying to Harm Patients? Part 7 of a Series

This post is part 7 of a series on the stunningly poor human engineering of production healthcare IT from major vendors, in use today at m...

Information Technology Makes Healthcare Easier? Is This Industry Trying to Harm Patients? Part 7 of a Series 2009-03-01T20:59:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

An economist's advice on healthcare information technology

In a Feb. 28, 2009 New York Times article entitled " How to Make Electronic Medical Records a Reality ", we get advice from the sa...

An economist's advice on healthcare information technology 2009-03-01T09:12:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Information Technology Makes Healthcare Easier? Is This Industry Trying to Harm Patients? Part 6 of a Series

(Note: Part 1 of this series is here , part 2 is here , part 3 is here , part 4 is here , part 5 is here , part 6 is here , part 7 is here ...

Information Technology Makes Healthcare Easier? Is This Industry Trying to Harm Patients? Part 6 of a Series 2009-02-28T17:42:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown