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To: SeekAndFind; MissMagnolia
"... take more and more time away from patient care and spend an increasing part of my day on the system itself ..."

During my wife's cataract surgery last year the process for the first eye went smoothly. When we arrived for the final consult on the second eye we were told the appointment might take longer than normal because they had to convert to Electronic Medical Records.

The 5 minute visit turned into an hour. Patient history questions already answered on paper forms were asked again so they could enter it directly into the computer. Instead of writing notes for later transcription the doctor had to pick up a microphone and record an audio file while we sat there.

Perhaps their implementation was an example of "worst" practices, but we were not impressed.

11 posted on 12/14/2012 9:15:17 AM PST by ken in texas (I was taught to respect my elders but it keeps getting harder to find any.)
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To: ken in texas

I wonder how many doctors will retire “early” because of these various impositions on their practice and on their profit?

nobamacare: stay healthy or die.


12 posted on 12/14/2012 9:19:57 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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