tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post6368507814570295414..comments2024-03-27T06:30:16.023-07:00Comments on Informatics Professor: Will There Be a Need for Informaticians After EHR Implementation? Yes!William Hersh, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08252786698451811645noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post-56297186433087729962010-10-07T12:17:03.255-07:002010-10-07T12:17:03.255-07:00Thanks for sharing the international perspective!Thanks for sharing the international perspective!William Hersh, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252786698451811645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post-12783672791394449132010-10-07T12:15:34.932-07:002010-10-07T12:15:34.932-07:00Another good indication of the continuous need pos...Another good indication of the continuous need post-implementation can be obtained by looking at numbers and experiences from other countries where EHR already is widely implemented.<br /><br />Scandinavia is an interesting example where the EHR adoption is getting close to 100% (for Hospitals, and slightly lower for family medicine et al). I would still challenge anybody to find a single MD in Scandinavia who would claim that EHR implementation is complete (even though it has been close to 100% for a number of years).<br /><br />If anything, EHR implementation opens up more new opportunities than the analogue problems it solves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post-72021951319128539812010-09-16T00:41:19.157-07:002010-09-16T00:41:19.157-07:00Pat - We look forward to you and 60+ others joinin...Pat - We look forward to you and 60+ others joining the program next week!<br /><br />Sherry - Thanks for your comments, which drive my point home. I particularly agree that we don't want electric pencils, and that is where skilled informaticians will come in.William Hersh, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08252786698451811645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post-65081203302317580832010-09-15T13:27:29.444-07:002010-09-15T13:27:29.444-07:00I often tell the providers that I work with that a...I often tell the providers that I work with that an EHR is really nothing more then an electric pencil when implemented poorly and a magical communication and analytical tool when implemented in concert with a systems approach to healthcare. <br /><br />It is a long way from data capture, through information retrieval, to knowledge sharing and finally behavioral change. <br /><br />I believe that information systems will be a key tool that allows providers and consumers to develop and implement patient centered models of care but that the real change will only happen when we include patient centered design principals in informatics. What for example might a workflow for a diabetic look like if you included the patients needs?<br /><br />Sherry ReynoldsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1801786186944630495.post-31650763986071607142010-09-15T10:05:44.824-07:002010-09-15T10:05:44.824-07:00I am looking forward to the program and your class...I am looking forward to the program and your class beginning in a couple weeks. <br />Pat Martintroutgrrl@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01008925824824076210noreply@blogger.com