Tag: EMR
Patient Frustration: Why Did I Bother Checking In Online Then?
In recent years, healthcare providers increasingly want you to do an "online check in" prior to your appointment. I can see the benefits --...
Waste Upon Waste: Misadventures in Getting Electronic Medical Records Transferred
I know I'm not alone in being frustrated by something as simple -- seemingly simple -- as transferring electronic medical records from one physician's...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: August 13, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him!
News, blogs, articles, resources,...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: July 3, 2020
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this...
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Health Care Workers Protect Us. It's Time To Protect Them. Great article...
Getting an Earful: Symptoms of Poor Healthcare Systems While Getting an...
On Saturday, I visited a clinic housed in a retail pharmacy... my symptoms turned out to be caused by an ear infection. The nurse practitioner ended up explaining some symptoms of a poorly-implemented IT system and what sounds like some other management dysfunctions. I jokingly offered to bill her for a counseling session.
Patriots’ Coach Bill Belichick : Surface Tablets :: Some Doctors :...
I saw this article the other day on Deadspin, one of my favorite non-Lean blogs/sites.
Bill Belichick, head coach of the New England Patriots, got...
A 2:1 Ratio of MD Time on Record Keeping to Patient...
This article caught my eye recently: For Every Hour With Patients, Doctors Spend Two Record-Keeping (via Forbes)
Podcast #220 – Dr. Bob Wachter, Lean & The Digital Doctor
My guest for episode #220 is somebody I've wanted to interview for a long time, Dr. Robert Wachter, one of the leading voices in...
Weekend Fun: “Medical Records” in Auto Repair vs. Hospitals
Since many organizations might block The Onion website, I decided to post this in the "weekend fun" category:
Quick-Lube Shop Masters Electronic Record Keeping Six...