Reckless indifference to nurse's concerns about bad health IT results in showing her the door?

At numerous past posts I referred to hospital executives' reckless indifference to the concern of seasoned clinicians about bad health IT, such as at  http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2013/07/rns-say-sutters-new-electronic-system.html and  http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2013/11/another-survey-on-ehrs-affinity-medical.html and other posts.I now see a stunning story of the results of EHR iconoclasty and patient advocacy:CNO claims hospital forced her out after she raised concerns about EMRBecker's Hospital Review Written by Akanksha Jayanthi  June 14, 2016 http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/legal-regulatory-issues/cno-claims-hospital-forced-her-out-after-she-raised-concerns-about-emr.html A former nursing executive at Sonoma West Medical Center in Sebastopol, Calif., has filed a lawsuit against the hospital, alleging she was fired after raising concerns the EMR was a threat to patient safety, reports The Press Democrat.Autumn AndRa, RN, was serving as CNO of the hospital when she approached CEO Ray Hino and said the EMR, called Harmoni, was unsafe, according to the report.Ms. AndRa was reportedly terminated from her CNO position April 14 and was offered a position in the intensive care unit, which her attorney Daniel Bartley told The Press Democrat would have been a demotion. Ms. AndRa left the hospital due to alleged harassment, according to Mr. Bartley.If these allegations are true, a clinician, the Chief Nursing Officer, was shown the door in ...
Source: Health Care Renewal - Category: Health Management Tags: Autumn AndRa RN Dan Smith Harmoni EHR healthcare IT dangers healthcare IT risk Patient care has not been compromised Raymond Hino Sonoma West Medical Center Source Type: blogs