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EHRs and "Meaningful Use": Begging the Question in the New England Journal of Medicine

Posted by | 6:13 AM
I used to have great respect for the New England Journal of Medicine. No more. That respect was reduced significantly in 2010 when I saw the...

Good HIT, Bad HIT, HIMSS And Reckless Technology Advocacy: Will This Hurt President Obama?

Posted by | 7:13 AM
HIMSS, the Health Information Systems Management Society , is the large vendor trade group representing healthcare IT sellers. At the HIMSS ...

The Scientific Justification for Meaningul Use, Stage 2: The NWB Methodology

Posted by | 6:53 PM
The Final Rule for Meaningful Use Stage 2 has been released.  It is at this link (PDF).  It is a mere 672 pages in length, a quick read dur...

Increased Lab Ordering with EHR's?

Posted by | 5:49 AM
ONC has once more proffered typical politically-motivated spin with regard to the Harvard study " Giving Office-Based Physicians Electr...

Health IT Culture: Severe Overconfidence (Arrogance?) Shows In The Industry's Very Terminology For Their Deliverables

Posted by | 9:06 AM
Health IT commentator Neil Versel notes in his piece " HIMSS12 notes " at his site Meaningful Health IT News that: I am in 100 pe...