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Posted by Samuel W. Velsor IV - via Washington Post
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First off, as somebody who works with Silicon Valley companies, I have to tell you that 4 years is practically a lifetime in technology. Since his first quote is from the author of a study published in 2005, that's already dated. Some of the other, more recent quotes, are probably more accurate. In fact, a recent outage of fiber-optic telephone lines in my area crippled clinics that rely on electronic records. So there are undoubtedly some flaws. That said, other studies repeatedly ... More »
A fairly one-sided look at the issue that doesn't explore the downsides of the current system at all, or many of the successes of the new systems. ... More »
A biased report one possible reason being a matter this complex should have had more then one author.
Having been an IT manager in a medical practice that tried to go electronic 100% in 2003 I can understand some of the problems but we by no means ... More »
Today, barely 8 percent of hospitals have even a basic electronic medical system. Only 17 percent of physicians use electronic records, and many of those are uninstalling ... More »
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