Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – September 2016
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of September.
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Machine Learning and CDS Transparency
By William A. Hyman – One of the many questions in the design and use of Clinical Decision Support software is whether or not the user can recreate the logic used by the system in reaching its conclusions and recommendations–or alerts, or suggestions.
A Surfeit of Software Snafus
By William Hyman – We are of course increasingly dependent on software in our professional and personal lives. We are also increasingly familiar with software problems ranging from malfunctions to cybersecurity holes.
Cyclical Conundrum in Complication Prediction
By William A. Hyman – A popular form of Clinical Decision Support is the prediction of forthcoming complications. I have commented on reports of such systems before, and another example has been posted recently, in this case seeking to predict cardiovascular complications from CT scans.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – July 2016
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of July.
ONC Explains Who Isn’t Covered by HIPAA
By William A. Hyman – Discussions of HIPAA and HIPAA violations are common in these pages, and are of course important for those subject to the requirements and wrath of HIPAA. I have also heard that “What about HIPAA?” is a question that can kill an app developer’s bid for funding.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – May 2016
One of the ways that HITECH Answers is different from other media sites is the sense of community. The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of May.
Predicting Death Using EHR Data
By William Hyman – Computer Decision Support usually takes the form of software generated patient specific recommendations based on patient attributes in the EMR. A recent study takes a somewhat different approach by using EMR data to identify hospital patients who are at risk of death, but offers no treatment suggestions, it just says the patient has an elevated risk of dying.
CDS Moves Compliance from Dismal to Dismal
By William Hyman – One use of a Clinical Decision Support system (CDS) is to remind doctors of what the “established” standardized methodology is. One key issue here is established by whom? Another is, depending on complexity, why the clinical staff doesn’t follow the established procedure whether or not it is supported by a CDS.