Archive for November, 2009
Government Has Heard Tales of EHR Woe—What Will They Do Now?
Physicians and administrators delivered a strong message to President Obama’s Chief Technology Officer (Aneesh Chopra) and the HIT Standards Committee in comments posted on the government’s blog. These comments make it clear: Traditional EHRs—the technology on which the government is planning to spend $36 billion—do not work for the majority of private practice physicians. Overwhelmingly [...]
EHR Realities: From Your Mouth to Government Ears
Over my years in business, I’ve received the usual pieces of advice. One is “Be careful what you ask for; you just might get it.” Another is “Never ask a question to which you don’t already know the answer.” Luckily, no one gave that advice to the government before it launched the Federal Advisory Committee [...]
