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Comment by Peter Jones on March 6, 2011 at 6:53pm

Harvard Business Review online:  Innovations in Health Care

 

"What we describe as a "health care system" is no system at all. It's a collection of fragmented, non-communicating parts, implicitly dangerous in design. During an average four day hospital stay, a patient sees 24 different clinicians and administrators; when a physician places an order for medications in a hospital, there are seventeen steps between when that order is given and when the medication reaches the patient's bedside - all opportunities for error. And this complexity happens within a single health care delivery organization. When multiple physicians, clinics, hospitals - and insurance companies - are involved in the care of a patient, the complexity can be overwhelming, both for the patient and clinicians."

Comment by Dean Karavite on November 23, 2009 at 5:28pm

[Article] Study Casts Doubt on I.T. Benefits
A new study of cost data for 4,000 hospitals contends there is no evidence that computerization has lowered costs or streamlined administration. The study, published Nov. 20 and based on data from 2003 to 2007, also claims there is no strong evidence that increased computerization leads to increased quality.

Read more here: http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/EHR-39397-1.html

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