A letter to health care technologists

Dear health care technologist or regulator, The world of health care is changing exponentially. Speaking as one the nation’s over 800,000 physicians, I can confidently say that most of us understand the fact that the current health care system is unsustainable, and can’t carry on as is. There are many potential solutions to explore, and everyone in health care needs to try to come together in an attempt to address these problems and determine an appropriate future direction. One of the biggest changes to physician practice over the last decade has been with regards to our interaction with information technology. The need to expand the use of technology in health care and bring it into the 21st century is understood, and of vital importance, as we seek to improve quality and care for our patients. The government’s meaningful use program, initiated with vastly increased health care information technology spending as part of the federal stimulus package in 2009, gave health care organizations and individual physicians large financial incentives to expand their use of information technology at the frontlines of medicine. But alas, the software solutions available to us were not yet ready for primetime, and have caused something of a disaster for the practice of medicine. Continue reading ... Your patients are rating you online: How to respond. Manage your online reputation: A social media guide. Find out how.
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tags: Tech Health IT Source Type: blogs