What are the Disadvantages of Electronic Health Records?

Since no one will come forward and address EHR on this blog [shame on you], I figure I have to stir the pot somewhat……..here goes Electronic medical records seem to be the current trend in health care, and you’ll find many physicians, allied health professionals, pharmacists and hospitals using some form of electronic recording of … Read more

Push For Electronic Medical Records Must Slow Down, For Security’s Sake

I am not decrying the need to encrypt, simply concerned that the cart is typically being put way before the horse and the horse will get a hernia trying to push, not pull. “I look forward to medical records going electronic,” said Howard Schmidt, the former White House cybersecurity czar, “but I have a tremendous amount … Read more

Series on Encryption – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Can’t seem to tweak the folks who are getting encryption MANDATED in Ontario to comment on their quest, so if you can lead the horse to the podium and make it speak, you undertake to open up the conversation and get a dialogue going. GOING TO THE GORGLE – or to GOOGLE a variety of … Read more

Nanoo, Nanoo – Mork had it right!

From Dental Tribune by Arun Garg, DMD Technology promises to be the driver of medical and dental advances in the years to come. New imaging modalities, better diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and even improvements in data storage and the implementation of electronic medical records are all changing health-care delivery as we know it. Read more … Read more