Tag: EHRI

Escaping the EHR Trap

In a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine titled “Escaping the EHR Trap – the Future of Health IT“, Dr. Kenneth Mandi and Dr. Isaac Kohane present a strong argument for disruptive change in the EHR space as follows: “Health IT vendors should adopt modern technologies wherever possible. Clinicians choosing products in […]

Paper, Paper Everywhere but Not a Drop of Ink

A recent article on medium.com titled “UCSF Nurses Want Someone To Build These Products” By Fiahna Cabana, Desiree Matloob, and Priyanka Agarwal includes the following: ‘Frontline nurses attend to almost all of a patient’s basic needs. In doing so, they often juggle up to 25 pieces of paper with critical information. Ideally, nurses could use […]

David and Goliath

In his seminal book on disruptive technology, David and Goliath, business guru Malcom Gladwell points out that Goliath didn’t have a chance against David who was wielding a technology that was a precursor to modern warfare where killing could be done at a distance. While the sling was not a new technology, having been invented sometime in […]

Will the US Hospital EMR Market See Major Disruption in the Next Few Years?

With HITECH rewards coming to an end, the likes of Cerner, Epic, and McKesson are looking for the next big windfall to feed their billion-dollar companies but may find that their customers are looking in the other direction to save money, not spend more. There are few who will argue that hospital profit margins will be […]

Échapper au Piège DSE

Dans un récent article paru dans le New England Journal of Medicine intitulé “Échapper au piège de DSE – l’avenir de la santé IT“, le Dr Kenneth Mandi et le Dr Isaac Kohane présentent un argument fort pour le changement perturbateur dans l’espace de DSE comme suit: «La santé fournisseurs de TI doivent adopter des […]