tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post4124932654123158173..comments2024-03-12T12:32:15.598-05:00Comments on On Health Care Tech & Policy: And the Survey Says......Margalit Gur-Ariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08777722834145614546noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-38394488758133378262010-05-05T12:29:46.250-05:002010-05-05T12:29:46.250-05:00Interesting read, Michelle. I think several folks ...Interesting read, Michelle. I think several folks commented to ONC about the importance of the process, more so than the actual product. <br />It's true about implementation and it's very true about how you use technology. No matter how important we think we are in IT, technology in medicine is currently only a supporting tool.<br /><br />I would really like to see more physicians involved in this entire health care transformation process. Maybe a few less IT people and a few more practicing doctors.Margalit Gur-Ariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777722834145614546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-75073195050714643792010-05-05T12:24:21.840-05:002010-05-05T12:24:21.840-05:00I was wondering what you meant, Faisal... :-)
Howe...I was wondering what you meant, Faisal... :-)<br />However, the waiting line is usually due to double and triple bookings, and those are due to the doctor needing to make a living, maybe a nice living, depending on specialty.<br /><br />As to buttons and other efficiencies, I somehow think the market can sort those out. Everybody likes to compare health care to banks, so let's do just that. I am not aware of any regulation or certification that is dictating the UI on my mobile banking, yet it's pretty slick.<br /><br />I do support HIT and what ONC is attempting to do, but maybe we are losing sight of the forest for the trees...Margalit Gur-Ariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777722834145614546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-50155773926078998952010-05-05T10:55:19.803-05:002010-05-05T10:55:19.803-05:00"it is the new underlying current that tends ..."it is the new underlying current that tends to regard folks who bring up concerns as getting in the way of progress."<br /><br />I completely agree Margalit. As you say, there are probably some saboteurs out there, but I really don't like seeing (on any issue) people knocked down for simply expressing misgivings. Constructive, informed dissent is a healthy part of debate and policy-making that should not be excluded. As the old saying goes, "Measure twice, cut once."<br /><br />I'd encourage you to <a href="http://med.stanford.edu/ism/2010/may/CPOE.html" rel="nofollow">read</a> more about that CPOE study you read this morning, especially this quote by a Dr. Sharek: "Simply purchasing a fancy and expensive electronic medical records system in and of itself is not likely to make much of a positive impact on quality or patient safety.... What provides the real opportunities for improving care is using this technology to support best practice."Michelle Whttp://www.occampm.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-63674661664003253462010-05-05T10:34:55.932-05:002010-05-05T10:34:55.932-05:00A typo in my post, "efficiencies" should...A typo in my post, "efficiencies" should read "inefficiencies".Faisal Qureshihttp://twitter.com/faisal_qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3503957686158274288.post-66994807576544690892010-05-05T10:29:14.071-05:002010-05-05T10:29:14.071-05:00"It’s not about where to place the buttons on..."It’s not about where to place the buttons on the screen and it’s not about which encryption algorithm to use. It’s about what happens to you next time you get really sick."<br /><br />It's actually the whole enchilada (pardon cinco-de-mayo pun). There is so much of healthcare that's been off track for so many years that conversations (ie. buttons) are finally being debated and surveyed.<br /><br />As with most overhaul legislation, everything gets looked at, and surveys, used for or against someone else's arguments, are what policy makers consider when making policy.<br /><br />The next time someone gets sick and has to wait hours, think of all the efficiencies (like buttons) that add up time to that wait in line.Faisal Qureshihttp://twitter.com/faisal_qnoreply@blogger.com