By Barry P. Chaiken MD, MPH – Opentable. TripAdvisor. Angie’s List. Healthgrades. No person or organization maintains immunity from scrutiny by consumers. Although reviews can deliver either positive words or embarrassing comments, they surely capture the attention of both the reviewer and the reviewed.
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By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, MPH – In many ways healthcare is like Mikko’s ballet company. Although information technology can enhance care planning, assist in medication administration and reduce duplicative testing, it cannot replace the people required to deliver care services to patients. Nurses are needed to administer medications, therapists are needed to provide treatments, and physicians are needed to diagnose illnesses and provide treatment plans.
HIT Tool Needed to Measure True Cost By Barry P. Chaiken, MD, FHIMSS, CMIO for Infor Twitter: @bchaiken Infor will be exhibiting at HIMSS14 in…
Flawed Accounting By Barry Chaiken, MD, MPH, CMIO, Infor Follow him @bchaiken For more than a half century, the healthcare industry applied a flawed business…