Comments on: News 06/10/09

By: Miriam

Miriam — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:05:49 +0000

Racism? err…no. Discrimination based on job is certainly not racism, which I am certain you know is discrimination based on RACE. Are you trying to generate an emotional response?

By: S Silverstein

S Silverstein — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:19:04 +0000

KK Downing wrote:

You don’t need docs and nurses to understand ANY of the 4 items you listed – they just need to be able to judge which system most benefits them on the floor. The CIO should be doing the rest.

These are simple words of wisdom. Thanks.

By: lostincali

lostincali — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:31:16 +0000

A couple of trips south have taken me through Belize City. Not a nice place. Just say you’re going to the ribbon-cutting then head for the cayes instead.

By: KK Downing

KK Downing — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:14:11 +0000

jesran, I can’t argue with you, except to say the number of truly IT-savvy practicing physicians I know I can count on one hand. And the truly clinically-savy IT folks I know…I can’t even count any. Ideally, yes – a CIO would have a true clinical understanding – but how many *clinical* folks in a hospital even understand the entire clinical flow of their hospitals? Any?

I think we all agree that the better CIOs place their user experiences and needs (i.e., those of the docs and nurses) higher than worse CIOs do. A good CIO *listens*. A bad CIO only uses what he or she knows. Leave the comfort zone.

By: Meaningful Moose

Meaningful Moose — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:48:07 +0000

Does anyone else see a biblical irony in the announced Genesis Physicians Group/revelationMD deal?