Doctors should start watching more science fiction. Here ’s why.

I often say that electronic health records (EHRs) is like Skynet in the Terminator. I expect to turn around from my screen someday, and Arnold will lift me by my throat saying, “You haff not been doing yuh meaningful use.” We practice in a time when EHR confounds us by freezing, crashing and chaining us continuously to our work, as we spend evenings and weekends on documentation. For reimbursement purposes, we are instructed to include more and more useless details. As we pay more attention to the “iPatient” than to the real patient, we have confused the map for the territory. Is there a Dr. John Connor out there who will lead the resistance against Skynet EHR? Perhaps instead it will be a hacker anti-hero that brings the whole system crashing down — an Elliott Alderson from Mr. Robot. Or perhaps a robot will herself take out the abusive, misogynistic corporate head, as Ava does in Ex Machina. 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: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Tech Health IT Hospital-Based Medicine Practice Management Primary Care Source Type: blogs