The idea of starting over with computerized Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems and doing them right as mentioned in my previous post has struck a resonant chord. Unfortunately designing an EHR that works may be a fantasy, due to one huge hurdle that would have to be overcome first. But it is fun to imagine… Continue reading Medical Documentation Should Not be Tied to Billing
Month: May 2014
How to Build a Better EHR
A lot has been written about how awful Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are. They are overwrought, overengineered, dreadfully dull Baroque systems with awkward user interfaces that look like they were designed in the early 1990s. They make it too easy to cut and paste data to meet billing level requirements, documenting patient care that… Continue reading How to Build a Better EHR
Man of Bronze
Unless you are an initiate, it is difficult to explain the appeal of literature from the era of the pulp magazines. In fact most literary high-brows would insist on putting that word literature into quotes when referring to the pulps. The heyday of the pulps was in the 1930s and 40s. Afterwards they quickly disappeared,… Continue reading Man of Bronze
The Magic of Medtner
When I was in college in the late 1960s, early 70s, electronic and avant-garde music was all the rage, at least in my circles. Honestly everyone else listened to Rock, but I was fascinated by what is ineptly named “Classical Music.” In the 20th century, a century of the utmost human drama and scientific progress, there… Continue reading The Magic of Medtner
In the Catacombs of Paris
One night many years ago I was driving my son Kevin to a hockey tournament in Casper, Wyoming. It was winter and Denver had been hit by a snow storm. Although I had left Denver at a reasonable time, the traffic was very slow, so we didn’t arrive in Casper until very late. At about… Continue reading In the Catacombs of Paris
How to Retire If You Are a Doctor
To paraphrase General MacArthur, old doctors never retire, they just fade away. Despite having greater than average financial resources and more burdensome than average work load, many doctors seem to have a hard time knowing when it is time to call it quits. I know doctors who continue to practice into their 70s and 80s.… Continue reading How to Retire If You Are a Doctor
In Praise (Defense) of Nurses
Author’s Note #1: This post has been sitting around in my draft bin for some time now. But since it is Nurses Week, it seems an appropriate time to take it out of the bin, dust it off, and post it. Author’s Note #2: I deleted the political innuendo that was in the original version of… Continue reading In Praise (Defense) of Nurses