

Dilemma of Accurate Data Collection
In the article "How your hospital can make you sick", Consumer Reports paints a pretty negative picture of hospital acquired infections....


Malpractice Dangers in the Patient Handoff
In a recent article by Mark Crane, the author makes the statement “The handoff of a patient from one physician to another has long been a...


To Err is Not Just Human
In the article How to Eliminate EHR-Based Medical Errors, presents a list of computer errors that affect patient care. While many tend to...


Value of Backing Up Your Electronic Health Record With a Fail-Safe Plan
The Gazette reported, the University of Iowa’s Electronic Health Records went down to a server problem that lasted six hours. The problem...


Deterioration of the House of Medicine
Today's guest blog by Dr. Donald Kamens, discusses the top ten things that have led to the destruction of medical care in the 21st...


The Cost of the Click
The article The Hidden Cost of a Click, the author states, “A bad user interface can turn an EMR/HER into a minefield of medical errors...

Clicking Your Way to Burnout
StartFragmentThe Mayo Clinic published the article Electronic medical practice environment can lead to physician burnout that “shows the...


More Lawsuits More Often
The article EHR safety goes to court discusses a hospital system suing an EHR provider over lack of support due to several safety issues....


Acute on Chronic Electronic Health Records Dissatisfaction
The slideshow 6 Ways IT is Contributing to Healthcare Inefficiencies examines why there is general dissatisfaction with the Electronic...


Surviving “Migration” To a New System
Many Practices are faced with the necessity of changing their Electronic Health Records vendor for a variety of reasons. These may...