New AMA President Andy Gurman, MD on EHRs: " I don ' t have one, and no one can make me use one. "

The love-fest with EHRs continues, to the great chagrin of the believers in fairies, unicorns and cybernetic utopia. < br / > < br / > < blockquote class= " tr_bq " > < b > Andy Gurman, MD, Takes Reins as AMA President < /b > < br / > Jun 17, 2016 < br / > Gale Scott, HCPLive < br / > < a href= " http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/andy-gurman-md-takes-reins-as-ama-president " > http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/andy-gurman-md-takes-reins-as-ama-president < /a > < br / > < br / > The American Medical Association ’s new president, Andrew W. Gurman, MD, known for his affability and quick wit, is not one to seek out controversy. < br / > < br / > In an interview before being sworn in this week as the AMA ’s annual meeting in Chicago, IL, Gurman said < b > he has no agenda for his tenure at the top of the organization. < /b > < /blockquote > < br / > Considering the mass hatred of EHRs by physicians (and nurses), the issue of EHR-related harms, compromised patient data security, physician scorecards, and other noxious issues, maybe he should have an agenda. & nbsp; E.g., see my Jan. 28, 2015 post < b > " Meaningful use not so meaningful: Multiple medical specialty societies now go on record about hazards of EHR misdirection, mismanagement and sloppy hospital computing " < /b > at < a href= " http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2015/01/meaningful-use-not-so-meaningul.html " > http://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2015/01/meaningful-use-not-so-meaningul.html < /a > . < br / > < br / > <...

Source: Health Care Renewal - June 23, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: AMA American Medical Association Andy Gurman healthcare IT dissatisfaction Source Type: blogs