UK: Another Example of IT Malpractice With Bad Health IT (BHIT) Affecting Thousands of Patients, But, As Always, Patient Care Was "Not Compromised"

UK: Another Example of IT Malpractice With Bad Health IT (BHIT) Affecting Thousands of Patients, But, As Always, Patient Care Was "Not Compromised"

By Unknown at 5:47 AM

At my Dec. 2011 post " IT Malpractice? Yet Another "Glitch" Affecting Thousands of Patients. Of Course, As Always, Patient C...

Hype, Spin and Health Care: the Case of an Apparently Failed Hospital Purchase by Steward Health Care

Hype, Spin and Health Care: the Case of an Apparently Failed Hospital Purchase by Steward Health Care

By Unknown at 9:36 AM

Health care is drowning in a sea of hype and spin.  We have frequently posted about deceptive marketing used to sell drugs, devices, and h...

HIMSS Senior Vice President on Medical Ethics: Ignore Health IT Downsides for the Greater Good

HIMSS Senior Vice President on Medical Ethics: Ignore Health IT Downsides for the Greater Good

By Unknown at 5:55 AM

The Health Information Management Systems Society ( HIMSS ) is the large health IT vendor trade group in the U.S.  At a Sept. 21, 2012 HIMSS...

Good Health IT (GHIT) v. Bad Health IT (BHIT): Paper is Better Than The Latter

Good Health IT (GHIT) v. Bad Health IT (BHIT): Paper is Better Than The Latter

By Unknown at 4:33 PM

An unspoken running assumption of the health IT enthusiast crowd seems to be that any health IT is better than no health IT, because using p...

No Skin in the Game - A Private Health System for the Very Rich

No Skin in the Game - A Private Health System for the Very Rich

By Unknown at 11:48 AM

We have noted occasional hints that the very rich may have a separate health care system which may shield them from the vicissitudes of our...

Just the Latest Legal Settlement for HCA

Just the Latest Legal Settlement for HCA

By Unknown at 1:33 PM

Last month, we posted about investigative reports that suggesting that for-profit hospital chain HCAwas pushed by its private equity owner...

Another unsolicited email from a physician describing EHR-caused chaos in the clinic

Another unsolicited email from a physician describing EHR-caused chaos in the clinic

By Unknown at 10:43 AM

I periodically receive unsolicited stories of EHR difficulties (mayhem, really) as a result of clinicians or others locating my materials on...

At Risk in the Computerized Hospital: The HITECH Act as Social Policy Malpractice, and Passivity of Medical Professionals

At Risk in the Computerized Hospital: The HITECH Act as Social Policy Malpractice, and Passivity of Medical Professionals

By Unknown at 8:32 AM

I am revisiting the issue of HITECH in light of recent reports on health IT drawbacks and/or failure to achieve long-claimed advantages. The...

In addition to nurses, doctors now air their alarm: Contra Costa County health doctors air complaints about county's new $45 million computer system

In addition to nurses, doctors now air their alarm: Contra Costa County health doctors air complaints about county's new $45 million computer system

By Unknown at 7:49 AM

At my Aug. 2012 post " Contra Costa's $45 million computer health care system endangering lives, nurses say ", I described how...

Majority of the Public Wants Politicians Who Will Root Out Corporate Corruption

Majority of the Public Wants Politicians Who Will Root Out Corporate Corruption

By Unknown at 1:24 PM

Here is a story that makes me unusually optimistic, at least about the wisdom of the people at large. Reuters reported on a new poll,   With...

"The Syndrome of Useless Information" Revisited

"The Syndrome of Useless Information" Revisited

By Unknown at 8:44 AM

At a time when the press seems to be starting to "get it" regarding health IT myths, and expecting significant pushback, I thought...

BLOGSCAN - Why Not Just Pay Physicians By the Hour?

BLOGSCAN - Why Not Just Pay Physicians By the Hour?

By Unknown at 12:00 PM

We have frequently discussed how perverse incentives are spread around health care.  In the US, the physicians are paid according to a syst...

WSJ, Koppel and Soumerai: A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records - Cost Savings Illusory

WSJ, Koppel and Soumerai: A Major Glitch for Digitized Health-Care Records - Cost Savings Illusory

By Unknown at 3:24 AM

Two EHR experts from Ivy-league institutions (which are typically hyperenthusiast-oriented) doubt cost savings from EHR technology. Wall Str...