Comments on: Monday Morning Update 6/15/09

By: Dan Field

Dan Field — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:06:47 +0000

I disagree with this statement:
Grammatical gripe:… And, when you preface someone’s name with Dr., it is incorrect to put their credentials afterward, such as Dr. John Smith, MD (I call that “academic bookending). Thanks for listening to me vent.

Here’s why- in our society, many have the right to call themselves “Doctor”. I believe it is still useful and therefore possibly correct to append with the kind of Dr.; podiatrist, phd, DO, MD, Theosophist…

back to you

By: disbelieving doc

disbelieving doc — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:21:16 +0000

Thanks to Dr Waldren for his great presentation about PDF Healthcare. We will never get to any ‘meaningful use’ or ANY kind of use of significance of technology in healthcare unless there is more appreciation of things like this. PDF Healthcare is a fabulous example of using ‘off-the-shelf’ technology all around us to do the basic things we need. Unfortunately most HIT vendors are focused on putting fences around their products to shackle the customer to their products.

By: Unfrozen Caveman CIO

Unfrozen Caveman CIO — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:58:21 +0000

” EMRs. Regarding the Wharton professor’s comment about the value …”

What for-profit industry relies on paper to capture, display, and archive critical operational data needed in multiple places simultaneously?

If none, why do you think that is the case?

By: Cowgirl in the Dust

Cowgirl in the Dust — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:40:30 +0000

Notice that the Institute for e-Health Policy is run by Neal Neuberger who has been the driving force behind the Capitol Hill Steering Committee on Telehealth and Healthcare Informatics events for many years. HIMSS appears to be looking for even more visibility and influence through a “partnership” with Neal.

By: Programmer

Programmer — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:24:09 +0000

I think you’ll find that there are only 2 reasons for the staff at a nuclear power plant to touch any dials.

1. They are training how to handle a problem that occurs when the plant’s computer system is down.

2. There is a problem and the plant’s computer system is down.