As a physician, not a day goes by without a new acronym I need to look up, a new policy I need to follow, another box I need to click or another criteria I need to meet — and this is just to keep up. While the health care picture and its various unknowns loom ever larger in the news, and health information emails overstuff my inbox, it is worth …
Finding the right EMR vendor can help navigate mandates
I recently read an article on the RAND Corporation’s analysis of electronic health records (EHRs). As a practicing pediatrician currently using EHRs, and given the reality that EHRs are still a relatively new addition to the U.S. medical profession and have created a fundamental shift to the care delivery process, I am compelled to respond to assertions made in this article.
The first RAND study, sponsored by a …
Refuting RAND: Why I am optimistic about EHRs
The AP alert flashed over my phone, its words chilling — gun shooter — elementary school-Connecticut — then the report: 27 killed, 20 of them young children. Killed by a young adult not old enough to legally buy a drink, but able to get his hands on a fearsome amount of firepower, and old enough to have developed a hatred of others that nobody will ever comprehend.
Struggling with this since, I …
How technology can exacerbate mental health problems
Get free updates delivered free to your inbox.
