I recently had lunch with a young doctor new to our community. The conversation wandered on to how she settled on her new position and the EHR was identified as one of her key selection criteria. She heavily favored positions with institutions running EPIC. Interesting, I thought. Because when I took my first job, the brand of manilla folder used in the patient ... Continue Reading about When Doctors Choose a Job Based on the EHR
When Technology Gets Ahead of HHS
The Department of HHS today released its long-awaited guidelines on health privacy surrounding non-traditional technologies like Fitbits. While health law professionals may understand the limitations of health privacy as it pertains to charts and apps, it seems patients do not. Charles Ornstein has it pulled together over at ProPublica. You can download the ... Continue Reading about When Technology Gets Ahead of HHS
The EHR and Rage Against the Machine
The EHR is the latest focus of our rage against the machine. Case in point: Chrissy Farr’s poke at the EHR in today’s Fast Company. Red meat for angry old doctors. What might be interesting is to take a bunch of millennial doctors and make them work for a month with clip boards, fax machines, mailed letters and emulsion films on view boxes. Then we could write a ... Continue Reading about The EHR and Rage Against the Machine
Silicon Valley Has a Health Problem Problem
Silicon Valley has a Problem Problem by Melissa-Riva Tev is the most important thing I've read in a couple of weeks. It seems that what Silicon Valley identifies as a problem typically isn't a problem. This is true when it comes to health. A onesie sensor that texts a parent when a baby rolls over doesn't represent the solution to a problem. Access to drinking ... Continue Reading about Silicon Valley Has a Health Problem Problem
My AVS Dilemma
I'm always looking to improve how I use technology. My latest move is to clean up the AVS . The AVS is the after visit summary created by our EHR - it’s an aggregated mashup of meds, recommendations, and clinical goodness. The power of the AVS is in the hands of the provider who shapes smart phrases and customized text for an patient experience that extends beyond the ... Continue Reading about My AVS Dilemma
Digital Health and the AMA Snake Oil
This week, James Madara, CEO of the AMA loosely referenced digital health technology as snake oil. He went one further suggesting it was the AMA that was going to save us from the looming threat of 21st century progress. It’s worth a read but for all the wrong reasons. The comments showcase the Shirky Principle: institutions will work to preserve the problem to ... Continue Reading about Digital Health and the AMA Snake Oil