Comments on: Can doctors ever learn to love the EMR? http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/ Shahid's healthcare IT, EMR, EHR, PHR, medical content, and document managment advisory service. Enjoy. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:54:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: EMR Medical http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-1328 EMR Medical Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:55 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-1328 A major US survey has shown lately that majority of doctors think implementing<br>electronic medical records is necessry at this time. A major US survey has shown lately that majority of doctors think implementing
electronic medical records is necessry at this time.

]]> By: Latest EMR Causes news – WEEP News: EMR frying navigational skills of bees / Fifth of … http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Latest EMR Causes news – WEEP News: EMR frying navigational skills of bees / Fifth of … Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:43:12 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-1251 [...] Can doctors ever learn to love the EMR? [...] [...] Can doctors ever learn to love the EMR? [...]

]]> By: G.M. Levin M.D. http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-53 G.M. Levin M.D. Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:26:03 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-53 Dr Gitlow's makes some excellent comments about those who will "gain" from implementatin of the EMR. Certainly a whole new industry will expand at some considerable expense to the health system. On the flip side, there will be savings, not all measurable in dollars. An EMR will never make a mediocre physician better, and a properly designed EMR must enhance the provider-patient interaction, not interfere with it, as most physicians state. The user interface continues to improve with PC tablets, handhelds, and point and click driven systems. We are only at the beginning of defining inventive provider interfaces with EMRs. Keyboard input is a big drawback, and distracts from the physician-patient interface. Voice recognition continues to improve. Perhaps a "white coat" interface built into the sleeves of the provider's coat will allow data entry without distraction as the doctor stands or sits, arms folded as he listens to, or talks to his patient. As the Coordinator for a large RHIO I compare these developments to the telephone where we went from clicking the handle to a rotary dial and then push buttons. RHIOs stand little chance of success without the end user interface, and vice-versa...no one is going to buy "telephones" without being able to make a call or connect to someone else. Gary Levin MD Dr Gitlow’s makes some excellent comments about those who will “gain” from implementatin of the EMR. Certainly a whole new industry will expand at some considerable expense to the health system. On the flip side, there will be savings, not all measurable in dollars. An EMR will never make a mediocre physician better, and a properly designed EMR must enhance the provider-patient interaction, not interfere with it, as most physicians state. The user interface continues to improve with PC tablets, handhelds, and point and click driven systems. We are only at the beginning of defining inventive provider interfaces with EMRs. Keyboard input is a big drawback, and distracts from the physician-patient interface. Voice recognition continues to improve. Perhaps a “white coat” interface built into the sleeves of the provider’s coat will allow data entry without distraction as the doctor stands or sits, arms folded as he listens to, or talks to his patient. As the Coordinator for a large RHIO I compare these developments to the telephone where we went from clicking the handle to a rotary dial and then push buttons. RHIOs stand little chance of success without the end user interface, and vice-versa…no one is going to buy “telephones” without being able to make a call or connect to someone else.
Gary Levin MD

]]> By: happyhawaiian http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-52 happyhawaiian Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:33:54 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-52 Dr. Gitlow forgets about the ancillary HC professionals and support people overwhelmed with the disorganization and general sloppiness of non-EMR practices. Pity the pharmacist overwhelmed with calls and struggling to read illegible scripts. What about the poor nurse who can't find the chart, or can't read it when she does? Most doc's equipped with a decent EHR would never give it up and go back to paper. Just ask around. Dr. Gitlow forgets about the ancillary HC professionals and support people overwhelmed with the disorganization and general sloppiness of non-EMR practices. Pity the pharmacist overwhelmed with calls and struggling to read illegible scripts. What about the poor nurse who can’t find the chart, or can’t read it when she does? Most doc’s equipped with a decent EHR would never give it up and go back to paper. Just ask around.

]]> By: hippocrates http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-51 hippocrates Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:35:14 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-51 Sorry for the long URL interloping on the layout... Sorry for the long URL interloping on the layout…

]]> By: hippocrates http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-50 hippocrates Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:34:14 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-50 I would like to offer some answers: http://www.healthvoices.com/blog/hippocrates/2005/12/15/can_doctors_learn_to_love_emrs_yes_if I would like to offer some answers:
http://www.healthvoices.com/blog/hippocrates/2005/12/15/can_doctors_learn_to_love_emrs_yes_if

]]> By: The Medical Blog Network http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-49 The Medical Blog Network Fri, 16 Dec 2005 03:14:09 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-49 <strong>Can Doctors Learn to Love EMRs? YES, IF:</strong> So many people engaged in this discussion started by Matthew Holt, that I felt obliged to say something and make it sound important. My favorite follow up is by Bob Coffield of Health Care Law Blog. Bob gets to the heart of the matter by teasing Can Doctors Learn to Love EMRs? YES, IF:

So many people engaged in this discussion started by Matthew Holt, that I felt obliged to say something and make it sound important.
My favorite follow up is by Bob Coffield of Health Care Law Blog. Bob gets to the heart of the matter by teasing

]]> By: boltyboy http://www.healthcareguy.com/2005/12/13/can-doctors-ever-learn-to-love-the-emr/comment-page-1/#comment-48 boltyboy Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:05:58 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/?p=121#comment-48 What kind of terrible business model is that? :) matthew What kind of terrible business model is that? :) matthew

]]>