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Poorly designed IT systems are the rule in health care

By tovarichpeter   Follow   Mon, 7 Jan 2013, 4:44pm   192 views   4 comments
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130107162153.htm

Despite wide investments nationally in electronic medical records and related tools, the cost-saving promise of health information technology has not been reached because the systems deployed are neither interconnected nor easy to use, according to a new RAND Corporation analysis.

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1. Dan8267 Follow Befriend (17) 785 threads 7,952 comments Boca Raton, FL Premium

   1   4:46pm Mon 7 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (5)   Dislike   This is what you get when executives chide, "Any monkey can code".

2. APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich Follow Befriend (28) 181 threads 4,573 comments Premium

   2   5:11pm Mon 7 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   The only system that matters is the fucking billing system. Doctors can always ask the nurse, "which leg to I chop off?" or "what's wrong with this fucking goombah again?"

3. carrieon Follow Befriend 1 threads 95 comments

   3   5:16pm Mon 7 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Just ask the Chinese or Russian's about viewing your healthcare records. Everything you said or gave to your healthcare providers have been recorded and shared with various data bases. Once on the internet, your records are viewed by anyone in cyberspace, including hackers and thieves from anywhere in the world.

4. elliemae Follow Befriend (25) 416 threads 7,008 comments Saint George, UT elliemae's website

   4   6:11pm Mon 7 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   Systems aren't compatible - the only part that is compatible is the part that's submitted to Medicare. So if you want to view a record or an MRI, you have to be on their system. Sucks.