by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, EHR
When you build a new house, who gets to decide which hammer type (claw hammer, framing hammer, dead blow hammer, common hammer, sledge hammer, blocking hammer, brick hammer …) will be used during construction? Is it the home developer? No. Is it the home buyer?...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Big Data, EHR
Recently, in the Health IT Social Media Galaxy ( granted, a rather small galaxy), there has been much attention paid to EPIC CEO Judy Faulkner’s response to the proposed Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations—regulations which may make it easier for patients to...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | EHR
Having seen about 50,000 patients with hand-written charts, and 50,000 patients with Electronic Health Records (EHRs), I am deeply aware of some of the benefits of EHRs. For example, having immediate access to an old EKG has helped prevent unnecessary admissions....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | EHR
Most healthcare organizations claim to be patient-centric. I do believe this is their intent. However, as the EHR becomes ever-more central for patient care—from documenting the patients’ presenting concern, to prior medical history, physical evaluation, labs, tests,...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | EHR, Healthcare Ethics
I often wonder about the ethics of EHR de-identification. Assuming we can make de-identification perfect, with no risk of undoing this de-identification, should we be doing it? Well, as a starting point, and just for fun, let’s see what the Hippocratic Oath...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, EHR
The paper Cascades of Care After Incidental Findings in a US National Survey of Physicians is an important read for anyone who believes artificial intelligence is going to lower healthcare costs. A “Cascade-of-Care” is a medical workup that expands...
