When I saw this tweet…
Electronic records still a point of contention in some provider's practices
— Ben Miller ()
….I knew, from past experience reading news articles about EHRs and patient experience, that there’d be, uh, some “interesting” comments. Here are just a few.
OH Don't worry doctors that don't like tech. We will replace you w/shell scripts soon enough & soon you'll be like the Barbers w/the leaches
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH Soon there won't be any more doctors. Good riddance, I say. Nurse practitioners & physician assistants are more caring & nurturing anyway
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH Face it, there are Neo-Luddites in all of society & it is my experience that medical practices harbor more than their share …
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH I could care less if the doctor has eye to eye contact with me … Go ahead with the computer, get my diagnosis correct and get me well.
— Charles Webster, MD ()
that's not the popular consensus – remember as MD's we see things differently. Most patients want high touch experiences.
— Drsteph ()
OH most doctors I've seen are fairly arrogant & believe clerical work of any kind is bneath them. Well 2 bad, get used 2 it & just accept it
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH Doctors as steno clerks? No wonder the cost of medicine keeps skyrocketing!
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH I don't think it adds more than a minute to a doctor visit to have the doctor type his notes into a PC.
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH Guess who the biggest impediments to a [Electronic Health Record] system's success are? The doctors, natch.
— Charles Webster, MD ()
OH Once this generation of doctors, nurses, specialists, etc is retired, the next wave of tech savvy … providers will have this down
— Charles Webster, MD ()
. lol, yeah – young people love using garbage software! those old crotchety docs just can't get with the times of 1992 software
— Harold Smith III ()
OH I can type, listen and think at the same time. So can my doctor… Get with the program folks or be left behind in the dust.
— Charles Webster, MD ()
they can't really. None of us multitask. In fact, i've only got about 4 hours of thinking in me before i need a beer or a siesta.
— Darius Roberts ()