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Washington Post Article: Electronic medical records not seen as ...

Health Care Renewal  Sun, 10/25/2009 - 11:07

Regarding the extremely well done Sunday Oct. 25, 2009 story in the Washington Post "Electronic medical records not seen as a cure-all" by staff writer Alexi Mostrous - signup may be required for access - I have several observations.


 

Physicians, Even Those Educated in IT and Informatics, Are Not "...

Health Care Renewal  Mon, 09/21/2009 - 10:23

I've been participating in the comment thread on the HisTALK heath IT industry news/gossip site at http://histalk2.com/2009/09/17/news-91809/ .

At this time there are 34 comments - mine start at #4.


 

National Research Council: Current Approaches to Health IT Insuf...

Health Care Renewal  Sat, 01/10/2009 - 17:03

The National Research Council has issued a remarkable press release about a new report on HIT. The press release is at this link:

Current Approaches to U.S.

Health Care Information Technology are Insufficient

I reproduce the press release below, but please do read my polemic before reviewing it.