The problem "is mainly that computer systems are built for the accountants and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients," the report's lead author, Dr. DavidHimmelstein, said in an interview with Computerworld . Himmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said that in its current state, hospital computing might modestly improve...
... for. It's based on vaporware and [hasn't been] shown to exist or shown to be true,' said Dr. DavidHimmelstein, the study's lead author." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
... for. It's based on vaporware and [hasn't been] shown to exist or shown to be true,' said Dr. DavidHimmelstein, the study's lead author." Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Computerworld reports on an extensive new Harvard Medical School study, appearing in the American Journal of Medicine, that paints a stark and troubling picture of the essential worthlessness of many of the computer systems that hospitals have invested in over the last few years. The researchers, led by Harvard's DavidHimmelstein, begin their report by sketching out the hype that has...
A recent RAND Corporation study estimated the savings from electronic medical records would be about $77 billion a year. The Center for American Progress found the federal government would save $196 billion over the next ten years. Yet, from a new survey by Dr. DavidHimmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, and his team, they have concluded that so far cost savings...
... and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients,” the report’s lead author, Dr. DavidHimmelstein, said in an interview with Computerworld. Duh. Twenty-first century technology won’t remedy nineteenth century tunnel vision. I look forward to the day when my computer will have the information I need to care for my patient, organized and up front instead of on the back...
... and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients," the report's lead author, Dr. DavidHimmelstein, said in an interview with Computerworld . Himmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said that in its current state, hospital computing might modestly improve the quality of health care processes, but it does not reduce overall administrative...
... managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients," the report's lead author, Dr. DavidHimmelstein, said in an interview with Computerworld . Himmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said that in its current state, hospital computing might modestly improve the quality of health care processes, but it does not reduce overall administrative...
... and managers and not built to help doctors, nurses and patients,” the report’s lead author, Dr. DavidHimmelstein, said in an interview with Computerworld . Himmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, said that in its current state, hospital computing might modestly improve the quality of health care processes, but it does not reduce overall administrative...
