Are the health IT hyper-enthusiasts inept, or merely insane?

From a psychiatrist, partially in response to the article about me in Kaiser Health News, on the travails of health IT.They write:... In psychiatry we screen for certain medication side effects using a tool called "DISCUS."  [Dyskinesia Identification System Condensed User Scale - ed.] In a paper and pen world, we (1) reviewed a single page; (2) circled a score; (3) signed and (4) dated.In [redacted] EHR, we need to do the following to complete one DISCUS…     DISCUS Completion in [redacted] EHR:1.  Log in;2.  Acknowledge to do items by choosing “ok”;3.  Go to “my to do list.”Then:4.  Double click specific date of to do items to complete (this reveals the specific to do items)5.  Right click specific patient’s name6.  Choose “enter option”7.  Review all 3 pages under “assessment” tab (click through each page)8.  Then choose “evaluation” tab9.  Review “evaluation” (keeping in mind the total score from last page of “assessment”)10.  Choose your “conclusion” in item 511.  Add “comments” as indicated (item 6)12.  Under “name/ID number” type in the first characters of your last name (or your ID number)13.  Select your name14.  Go to the bottom under “select physician to notify” and UNcheck your name15.  Click “yes” under “is evaluation section complete and ready to be locked?”16.  Confirm above choice by choosing “ok”1...
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