There is no substitute for a good doctor or nurse
After much study, it should not be surprising that the best way to manage ill seniors, is by communication -…
Prescribed Informed Therapy
Many claim to have coined the term "information therapy". The fact is that information "therapy" has been practiced by providers…
AMA Supports President's 8 Principles for Health Reform
The AMA has in recent years been very supported of health system reform. This latest letter of support for the…
HIT Adoption, Implementation, Control – Caution Ahead
Perhaps the most chilling comment buried in Dr. Blumenthal musing is as follow: "That means taking advantage of embedded clinical…
Physicians are online … a trend that cannot be stopped
Physicians are now using the web more than ever in the daily routine of their practices. They check information, drug…
Health IT adoption and implementation, steady as she goes . . .
Despite the slow adoption, this site fully agrees that it is inevitable that online medicine, in all forms, is going…
Incentives needed to move EMR implentation forward
One thing learned early in the career of every medical innovator is that if your new idea requires major ergonomic…
HIT yes, Big Brother no!
Government assistance is needed to help move health information technology adoption forward, government control is not
"Stealth" health measures under guise of information techology fix
we must guard against this potentially evil - and that is the word I mean - usurpation of individual rights…
HRBs (Health Record Banks) Taking Off
The rapid expansion of interest in and development of HRBs suggests that fundamental data collection (as embodied by EHRs and…