1) Hospital administrators failed to anticipate the backlash doctors had for EHRs.
My take: Physicians will revolt against anything that takes more time or slows patient visits.
With health IT, there is rarely physician input. This is not purely the administrators’ fault, since they are not expected to know the details of physician workflow.
To ensure compliance, two things need to be guaranteed.
First, documentation and patient flow have to be made easier and faster by electronic records. Next, it has to work as close to 100 percent of the time as possible. Minimal crashes, bugs and disruption.
If these basic conditions can’t be met, physicians will opt for the status quo.
2) The number of doctors with MBAs are rising.
My take: Bravo. A business degree or background should be mandatory prior to medical school.
It doesn’t have to be a Masters-level degree. However with practices essentially functioning as small businesses, doctors are going to get killed without adequate business training.
3) A renowned Boston pediatrician is accused of sexual abuse.
My take: I don’t know anything about the case and cannot speculate as to whether the charges are true or not.
Serious allegations like these can destroy a physician’s reputation and practice. A career without a prior patient complaint and a rise to national prominence will be forever tainted by these charges.
If they are not substantiated, I would like to see the media report that with equal enthusiasm.
