http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/ Shahid's healthcare IT, EMR, EHR, PHR, medical content, and document managment advisory service. Enjoy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Guest Article: What the low-tech checklist can teach techies about medical business processes and proper system design Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:27:40 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-1846 [...] often said that if you can’t repeat something, you can’t automate it — meaning trying to jump into creating software or systems before you have identified and [...] [...] often said that if you can’t repeat something, you can’t automate it — meaning trying to jump into creating software or systems before you have identified and [...]

]]> http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Don’t drink the Kool-Aid: It’s ok to be afraid of bloated EMRs and ease into medical technology « Healthcare Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:21:18 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-1112 [...] As an experienced healthcare IT professional I am very happy to see that people are looking towards EMRs and automation to improve healthcare staff productivity. However, I’d like to urge a bit of caution and be sure that buyers don’t jump into the market for the wrong reason. My rule about automation and insertion of software in any workflow process is simple: if you can’t repeat it, don’t bother automating it. [...] [...] As an experienced healthcare IT professional I am very happy to see that people are looking towards EMRs and automation to improve healthcare staff productivity. However, I’d like to urge a bit of caution and be sure that buyers don’t jump into the market for the wrong reason. My rule about automation and insertion of software in any workflow process is simple: if you can’t repeat it, don’t bother automating it. [...]

]]> http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Don’t drink the Kool-Aid: It’s ok to be afraid of bloated EMRs and ease into medical technology Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:52:03 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-1111 [...] As an experienced healthcare IT professional I am very happy to see that people are looking towards EMRs and automation to improve healthcare staff productivity. However, I’d like to urge a bit of caution and be sure that buyers don’t jump into the market for the wrong reason. My rule about automation and insertion of software in any workflow process is simple: if you can’t repeat it, don’t bother automating it. [...] [...] As an experienced healthcare IT professional I am very happy to see that people are looking towards EMRs and automation to improve healthcare staff productivity. However, I’d like to urge a bit of caution and be sure that buyers don’t jump into the market for the wrong reason. My rule about automation and insertion of software in any workflow process is simple: if you can’t repeat it, don’t bother automating it. [...]

]]> http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-600 Martin Peacock Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:19:43 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-600 .. and expanding a little on James' comment, in order to repeat how it should be done, there should be an understanding how it is currently done - and that is certainly the cause of much angst in healthcare. The reality is healthcare delivery is probably one of the most complex processes to re-engineer. How many projects suffer because the requirements of a stakeholder hidden away in a corner is met inadequately? .. and expanding a little on James’ comment, in order to repeat how it should be done, there should be an understanding how it is currently done – and that is certainly the cause of much angst in healthcare. The reality is healthcare delivery is probably one of the most complex processes to re-engineer. How many projects suffer because the requirements of a stakeholder hidden away in a corner is met inadequately?

]]> http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-598 Shahid N. Shah Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:16:34 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-598 Good point, well said. Good point, well said.

]]> http://www.healthcareguy.com/2007/07/23/if-you-cant-repeat-it-dont-bother-automating-it/comment-page-1/#comment-599 James Taylor Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:12:17 +0000 http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/345#comment-599 Well I might say it a little differently. That they can clearly repeat how it should be done. Sometimes the lack of consistency in how something is done is a problem so the lack of consistency should not eliminate something from consideration, although it should increase the focus on organizaitonal change. JT Well I might say it a little differently. That they can clearly repeat how it should be done. Sometimes the lack of consistency in how something is done is a problem so the lack of consistency should not eliminate something from consideration, although it should increase the focus on organizaitonal change.
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