Comments on: Computers cannot practice medicine http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190 Internal medicine, American health care, and especially medical education Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:15:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ming Jack Po http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190/comment-page-1#comment-531042 Ming Jack Po Sat, 16 Jan 2010 01:16:46 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5190#comment-531042 I think in the short term, Decision Support Systems will be where IT and Medicine converge.  In the long term though, I'm not sure why you think Decision Systems can't be a reality? I think in the short term, Decision Support Systems will be where IT and Medicine converge.  In the long term though, I'm not sure why you think Decision Systems can't be a reality?

]]> By: S Silverstein http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190/comment-page-1#comment-531005 S Silverstein Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:36:58 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5190#comment-531005 I also commented along the same lines at the Healthcare Renewal blog in a post "Does the CEO of Google Use Google? - And: Platform, Platform, Who's Got The Platform, available at http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/01/does-ceo-of-google-use-google.html . I extended the analysis to pharma, also characterized by non-medical IT "know it alls" about medicine. I also commented along the same lines at the Healthcare Renewal blog in a post "Does the CEO of Google Use Google? – And: Platform, Platform, Who's Got The Platform, available at http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/01/does-ceo-of-google-use-google.html .
I extended the analysis to pharma, also characterized by non-medical IT "know it alls" about medicine.

]]> By: Vince http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190/comment-page-1#comment-530999 Vince Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:16:22 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5190#comment-530999 One of them should fix computerized charting (at least where I work, which got a "new" system a year ago) before even considering this next quantum leap. Our EMR is a godsend for pulling up old info, but like you said, the requirement to quantify/qualify everything about the patient using check boxes is a far cry from the real world. What's the point of the dozens of boxes for each section if I just end up describing the situation again in a comment box or selecting "other" because it doesn't fit neatly. Don't even get me started on the Windows 95 (at best, closer to 3.0) interface. It's 2010, this charting system that is supposedly "constantly being updated from our input" could really use a facelift to make it more appealing and increase its usability. Sorry for the rant, it looks like our ED census is heading back up after a post-flu lull. One of them should fix computerized charting (at least where I work, which got a "new" system a year ago) before even considering this next quantum leap. Our EMR is a godsend for pulling up old info, but like you said, the requirement to quantify/qualify everything about the patient using check boxes is a far cry from the real world. What's the point of the dozens of boxes for each section if I just end up describing the situation again in a comment box or selecting "other" because it doesn't fit neatly. Don't even get me started on the Windows 95 (at best, closer to 3.0) interface. It's 2010, this charting system that is supposedly "constantly being updated from our input" could really use a facelift to make it more appealing and increase its usability.
Sorry for the rant, it looks like our ED census is heading back up after a post-flu lull.

]]> By: uberVU - social comments http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190/comment-page-1#comment-530989 uberVU - social comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:30:25 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5190#comment-530989 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by medrants: From My Blog: Computers cannot practice medicine http://is.gd/616eI... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by medrants: From My Blog: Computers cannot practice medicine http://is.gd/616eI...

]]> By: Pieter Kubben, MD http://www.medrants.com/archives/5190/comment-page-1#comment-530987 Pieter Kubben, MD Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:18:47 +0000 http://www.medrants.com/?p=5190#comment-530987 I fully agree with you. We do need Decision Supporting Systems, we do not need Decision Making Systems. Just like I'd prefer a pilot in the cockpit of my airplane... and medicine is even tougher,  I guess. I fully agree with you. We do need Decision Supporting Systems, we do not need Decision Making Systems. Just like I'd prefer a pilot in the cockpit of my airplane… and medicine is even tougher,  I guess.

]]>