Comments on: News 2/23/10 http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/02/22/news-22310/ Physician practice and systems news and opinion Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:13:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: richie http://www.histalkpractice.com/2010/02/22/news-22310/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 richie Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000 http://www.histalkpractice.com/?p=1814#comment-1028 Speaking of usage, studies relating the opinion of usage should also show that opinions are often poorly supported by actual performance. Simply stated: what doc's think about EHRs is often a far cry from what is actually happening. Doctors opinions of EHR use may have all the weight of "4 out of 5 dentists recommend Colgate", or "Best Coffee in Town". A plaque in Eistein's office read: "Not everything that be matters can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts." But then again, Einstein was no doctor. Speaking of usage, studies relating the opinion of usage should also show that opinions are often poorly supported by actual performance. Simply stated: what doc’s think about EHRs is often a far cry from what is actually happening. Doctors opinions of EHR use may have all the weight of “4 out of 5 dentists recommend Colgate”, or “Best Coffee in Town”.

A plaque in Eistein’s office read: “Not everything that be matters can be counted, and not everything that can be counted, counts.” But then again, Einstein was no doctor.

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