http://histalk2.com/2008/05/21/histalk-interviews-michael-blackman-md-cmio-berkshire-health-system/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:33:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/21/histalk-interviews-michael-blackman-md-cmio-berkshire-health-system/comment-page-1/#comment-1169 Eric Stratton Fri, 23 May 2008 13:43:01 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/21/histalk-interviews-michael-blackman-md-cmio-berkshire-health-system/#comment-1169 <p>Good interview, but many of his responses are simply another CIO toeing the Meditech line. I seldom come across practicing clinicians that describe Meditech as easy-to-use or that it creates efficiencies in patient care, espcecially in the ED. I liked your question about whether the physicians were employees or not, clearly highlighting the divide between whether or not they can be forced to use the system. Isn't this a problem?!?!? In my utopia, healthcare IT solutions have buy-in and support from front-line clinicians and IT simply provides the customer service and tools to make it work. After all, they are not at the bedside.</p> Good interview, but many of his responses are simply another CIO toeing the Meditech line. I seldom come across practicing clinicians that describe Meditech as easy-to-use or that it creates efficiencies in patient care, espcecially in the ED. I liked your question about whether the physicians were employees or not, clearly highlighting the divide between whether or not they can be forced to use the system. Isn’t this a problem?!?!? In my utopia, healthcare IT solutions have buy-in and support from front-line clinicians and IT simply provides the customer service and tools to make it work. After all, they are not at the bedside.

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