“The key strategies for improving the health of a country’s population through health care are to promote timely access to preventive, acute, and chronic care and to deliver evidence-based and appropriate care services. Timely access for people at risk for… Read more
“Healthcare organizations and companies in other sectors are redesigning IT operations to better meet the demands of external customers. That is creating the need to redefine job roles, but many organizations lack sufficient skills on staff in such areas of… Read more
“You are aware that there are two main approaches to the management of septic shock in a patient such as Ms. Jones. One approach involves serial measurement of central venous pressure, central venous oxygen saturation (Scvo2), and hemoglobin, and following… Read more
“Ultimately I envision care that is driven by multiple electronic data streams – not just one’s own personal medical history, but also insights from population and public health efforts. That’s not yet a reality, but it is within reach. More… Read more
“The major problem with EMRs, as they are conceived and as they presently exist, is that they are round pegs in square holes. They are designed to gather and store information; shiny electronic file cabinets, and they are built around… Read more
“Younger physicians may have less faith in the Hippocratic Oath, which has a patient focus, because they feel it no longer holds in today’s healthcare environment in which many needs compete for their attention. According to the poll, only 12… Read more
“You are aware that there are two main approaches to the management of septic shock in a patient such as Ms. Jones. One approach involves serial measurement of central venous pressure, central venous oxygen saturation (Scvo2), and hemoglobin, and following… Read more
“The widespread adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) during the past decade has been hailed as a major advance in medical practice. Recently, however, a growing number of clinicians have spoken out about the counterproductive effects of these systems on… Read more
“As we entered the era of electronic medical records (EMRs), physicians started spending a portion of their patient exam time interacting with software. The benefits of electronic data capture, including the ability to better track patient progress and share medical… Read more
“Usability of health information technology (health IT) systems means many things to many people. If we look at the industry-standard International Organization for Standardization definition, usability is, ‘the extent to which a product can be used by specified users to… Read more