Government backs down on some requirements for digital medical records

EHR utopian dreams have taken some pronounced hits in recent years. In recent months, the hyper-enthusiasts and their government allies hav...

Lahey Health: hospital jobs lost, but computer vendors prosper

At numerous posts on this blog I link to stories of health IT expense putting hospital financial stability at risk, e.g., " Monetary lo...

Why is the New England Journal of Medicine Scolding "Pharmascolds"? I, a normally quiet blogger on this site, was disquieted by wh...

BLOGSCAN - New England Journal of Medicine Scoffs at "Pharmascolds"

The venerable New England Journal of Medicine has now published an editorial,(1) and two commentaries(2-3), with one more promised, hailing ...

Apologies to All - Sitemeter Forced Redirect Problem Now Fixed

My apologies.  Starting yesterday I discovered that anyone attempting to view this blog was involuntarily transferred to a non-working URL, ...

All the President's Trade Negotiators - Revolving Doors, Regulatory Capture, and Health Care Corporate Friendly Trade Agreements

This week's spectacle in Washington, DC was a nearly unanimous Democratic minority in the Senate blocking a proposal for expedited consi...

DaVita Settles Another Lawsuit Amidst Accusations of "Managing Witnesses to Provide False Testimony," After Justice Department Lost Interest in Participating

The Latest Case Less than a year since its last big settlement (look here ), DaVita HealthCare Partners, the big for-profit dialysis provide...

Health IT - How Did Things Get So Bad? Look to Late 20th Century Recruiters and "The School of Hard Knocks" Leaders They Preferred

I have a long memory, unfortunately for health IT opportunists and hyper-enthusiasts. After reading letters and reports such as: The Jan. 15...