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| DATE | 2007-06-12 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Why is healthcare software costing lives?
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I'm working on it. Are you in healthcafre?
Ruben
On Tue, Jun 12, 2007 at 09:14:12AM -0400, Michael Cervieri wrote:
> where/when is this?
>
> On 6/12/07, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >Over the last few years I've had the oppurtunity to look up close hospital
> >software from a number of institutions. The promise of software and
> >digital
> >systems to the healthcare system was improved healthcare, increased
> >accountability, and focusing healthcare providers on healing the sick
> >rather
> >than ruffling the paperwork. Healthcare is all about information, the
> >access
> >of information, the production of medical education, the disemination of
> >medical results, the statisitical analysis of medical procedures, and the
> >application of firm medical principles and discovery to practicle problem
> >solving in order to save lives and increase the quality of life.
> >
> >And yet, studies are showing that the implimentation of Physician Order
> >Entry
> >is killing patients. Why?
> >
> >This is going to be the first in a series of discussions on the problems
> >with healthcare software, "Why is our software killing us in the hospital"
> >from an insiders look of a healthcare provider with exensive IT expereince.
> >
> >We will also be having an NYLXS open panel discussion on these issues in
> >the
> >near future.
> >
> >Ruben
> >--
> >http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff
> >http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
> >
> >So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like
> >Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI
> >Safir 1998
> >
> >http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI
> >Safir 2002
> >
> >"Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME"
> >
> >"The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to
> >our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own
> >society."
> >
> >"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be
> >damned.<
> >You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have
> >been attacted at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess
> >you missed that one."
> >
>
>
> --
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http://www.mrbrklyn.com - Interesting Stuff
http://www.nylxs.com - Leadership Development in Free Software
So many immigrant groups have swept through our town that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological proportions in the mind of the world - RI Safir 1998
http://fairuse.nylxs.com DRM is THEFT - We are the STAKEHOLDERS - RI Safir 2002
"Yeah - I write Free Software...so SUE ME"
"The tremendous problem we face is that we are becoming sharecroppers to our own cultural heritage -- we need the ability to participate in our own society."
"> I'm an engineer. I choose the best tool for the job, politics be damned.<
You must be a stupid engineer then, because politcs and technology have been attacted at the hip since the 1st dynasty in Ancient Egypt. I guess you missed that one."
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