Physician Stereotypes and the Failure of Health IT

As a result of my posting " Earthlings and Htraesians: The Parallel Worlds of Medicine and Healthcare IT ", a discussion has started on the HISTalk blog.

That discussion thread can be seen in the comments section here .

This posting from a PhD raised my eyebrows (emphases mine):

I have seen many people get hired into IT with degrees in everything from Zoology (really) to other non related fields.

Their degree offers no value...