| | EMRFour days ago, my hospital went to an electronic medical record. The death of paper charts had arrived -- everything is now on the computer.
Now in theory, I think EMR is the wave of the future. No more figuring out doctor's scribbles or nursing check-marks: everything will be typed out in crystal clear Times New Roman font. Orders are processed immediately, transfers occur instantaneously, discharge paperwork is condensed and computerized.
In reality, my life sucks. I want to pull my hair out and take a bullet to as many computers as I can. Dozens of people with "EMR Staff" shirts walk around the hospital, pretending to be helpful but ultimately knowing less about the computer system than I do. For every order I place, I get three phone calls saying I placed the order wrong in the computer. For every prescription I write, I get six phone calls telling me likewise.
I know it will eventually be good. I know it will eventually be good. I know it will eventually be good. I know...
But right now, it's a disaster, a mine field, more frustratingly complex than the International Space Station.
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| | Posted 4/25/2008 8:22 PM - 11 comments
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