In a recent post, my colleague John Lynn argued that EHRs won’t survive if they stick to a centralized model. He contends — I think correctly —...
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Six months ago I wrote about the virtues of using an iPad Mini tablet in the patient care setting. At that time I was using my tablet almost all day, every...
I recently reviewed the Epocrates 2013 Mobile Trends report. The study has a somewhat unusual participant profile, consisting only of primary care, 3 medical...
Several years ago one of the hospitals where I operate spent 6 figures on an anesthesia EMR system. After several months and a huge amount of money the whole...
A couple of weeks ago we rather unceremoniously added e-prescribing into our EMR system. Because of my mistaken interpretation of the CMS guidelines on...
One of the biggest theoretical advantages of bringing IT into the patient care environment is using technology to replace human labor. This is more...