Opinion
Is there a (robotic) doctor in the house?
Research published by Washington University’s Center for Advanced Studies in Adaptive Systems (CASAS) describes a technology that aims to help...
Opinion
A cigarette in one hand and a Fitbit on the other
For almost all adults, the most important habits to develop are still related to diet and exercise.
Opinion
Our EHRs have a drug problem
Setting up electronic prescribing of controlled substances in an electronic record can be costly and incredibly time consuming.
Opinion
The 21st Century Cures Act: Tearing down fortresses to put patients first
“A fortress not only protects those inside of it, but it also enslaves them to work.”
– Anthony T. Hincks
As...
Opinion
Electronic health records and the lost power of prose
Which methods are most efficient and effective for recording patient information?
Opinion
Breaking down blockchain: How this novel technology will unfetter health care
One evening in 2016, my 9-year-old son suggested we use Bitcoin to purchase something on the Microsoft Xbox store.
Opinion
Where to go with wearables
First and foremost, providers need confidence in the accuracy of the monitoring equipment, and, thus far, that accuracy has been questionable.
Opinion
Countdown to launch: Health care IT primed for disruption
Expect for-profit innovators to step into the gap between what physicians expect of EHRs and what the software delivers. Think it can’t happen?...
Opinion
“I’m sorry, doctor, I’m afraid I can’t do that”
“I’m sorry, doctor, I’m afraid I can’t do that”
Opinion
Now boarding: How we can skip coach and bump our patients up to first class
To transform medicine into friendlier skies for the health care traveler, don’t follow the example set by the airline industry.
Opinion
EHR Report: Don’t let the electronic health record do the driving
How can we reduce the impression that patients are just another item on a checklist?
Opinion
Restoring the promise of (really) meaningful use
2017 marks the end of Meaningful Use under Medicare, replaced by an initiative called Advancing Care Information.
Opinion
Two boys, a dog, and our electronic health records
Since patients retain very little of the information their physicians offer them, how can we enhance communication?
News
The EHR Report: Seeing through a glass, darkly
A patient’s telling of her own case history can differ dramatically from the case as recorded in the electronic health record.
