Comments on: Malcolm Gladwell on health care reform: Picasso or Cezanne? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/malcolm-gladwell-on-health-care-reform.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:50:49 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: RoseAG http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2007/07/malcolm-gladwell-on-health-care-reform.html/comment-page-1#comment-77664 RoseAG Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:11:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2007/07/malcolm-gladwell-on-health-care-reform-picasso-or-cezanne.html#comment-77664 I see that article is in a HealthCare IT journal. If any group knows about trying to modernize with "legacy" systems it's IT.<br/><br/>I've seen my share of grand ideas for comprehensive IT systems go down the tubes after substantial amounts of money have been spent on them. I think working around the edges is a good plan.<br/><br/><br/>I'm going to hope that a certain front-running candidate who was around when the best laid plans for health care reform got flushed will keep that in mind. I see that article is in a HealthCare IT journal. If any group knows about trying to modernize with “legacy” systems it’s IT.

I’ve seen my share of grand ideas for comprehensive IT systems go down the tubes after substantial amounts of money have been spent on them. I think working around the edges is a good plan.

I’m going to hope that a certain front-running candidate who was around when the best laid plans for health care reform got flushed will keep that in mind.

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