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Do Patients Have a Right to Understand the EHR?

February 21, 2013 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

A Kentucky electrophysiologist created a satirical post recently that positioned the EPIC EHR as a computer game.  Screenshots of platform were used and he was subsequently forced to remove the images.  Wes Fisher caught the story and has the necessary links.  While I didn't feel that the original post was nearly as clever as it was provocative and snarky, Wes’ pithy ... Continue Reading about Do Patients Have a Right to Understand the EHR?

Tagged With: EHR, Epic

EHR/Health IT, Patients

A Piece of Paper as a Personal Health Record

February 11, 2013 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

I live in a world looking for digital solutions to some of health’s biggest problems.  I love watching this all play out. So yesterday Seth Godin tells the world that a piece of paper could save your life.  He’s advocating that everyone write down their history and carry it around with them.  Yes, your personal health record on a piece of 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. ... Continue Reading about A Piece of Paper as a Personal Health Record

Tagged With: EHR, Sketchnotes

EHR/Health IT, Technology

Distracted Doctoring

December 27, 2011 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: 2 minutes

This review by John Halamka is worth a read.  He discusses the emerging phenomenon of distracted doctoring – physicians preoccupied with technology at the expense of patient care.  The review was followed closely by a New York Times piece on the same subject. We’re experiencing a crisis of information.  Our channels of input have crossed wires and messages ... Continue Reading about Distracted Doctoring

Tagged With: Attention, medical mindfulness, Technology

EHR/Health IT, Physicians

Typing as a Critical Physician Skill

November 9, 2011 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

I always loved to type.  It started in high school with typing class.  We were told that typing was critical for college term papers.  I liked it so much that I took advanced typing.  It was myself and 12 girls with Farrah Fawcett hair.  Heaven. Fast forward to 2011.  My interface with the medical record is my fingers.  Most of my communication flows through my ... Continue Reading about Typing as a Critical Physician Skill

Tagged With: Digital literacy, EHR

EHR/Health IT, Physicians

Cut and Paste Medicine

October 29, 2011 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

I saw it begin to happen in the '90's.  Residents came to rounds with their daily notes produced on a word processor.  The notes were impressive.  Legible, lengthy and meticulously detailed at first glance. Then I started to notice a pattern.  The impressive notes began to look very much alike.  The thorough exam varied little from patient to patient.   And ... Continue Reading about Cut and Paste Medicine

Tagged With: Doctoring 101, EHR

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Transient EPIC Disconnect

July 6, 2011 By Bryan Vartabedian · Reading Time: < 1 minutes

I spent the entire 4th of July weekend covering the inpatient GI service at Texas Children's Hospital.  Our inpatient medical records were recently transitioned to Epic.  I rounded the entire weekend without picking up a pen.  Amazing, really. Here's what I've noticed when working with EMRs: I find myself focused on the technology.  Pulldowns, data, pasting, ... Continue Reading about Transient EPIC Disconnect

Tagged With: EHR, Epic

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