I think an argument can be made for GRADUAL CHANGE. Because of cost and momentum issues, these changes have to be made all at once. I.e. on go-live-day, suddenly the new system comes into play.
Instead, I believe that parallel systems should exist, and when the computer proves itself better, then it will be used. The internet existed for long before people figure out they could do their Christmas shopping on it. Now it does serious competition with brick stores. Not because an edict changed all shopping from one to the other, but instead its usability is irresistible. Kevin On 12/6/05, Matthew King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's a good idea. > > > > > Matthew M. King, MD > > Medical Director > > Clinica Adelante, Inc > > Surprise, Arizona 85374 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gregory Woodhouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 11:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Increased Mortality after CPOE > Implementation > > > > > > > > > On Dec 6, 2005, at 9:16 AM, Matthew King wrote: > > > > > > If bean counters saw a woman with a post-partum hemorrhage spraying blood > like a broken faucet, they would understand. > > > > > One other thought: In the VA we have a program called "Get to Know" > requiring those of us not working at the VAMCs to make visits to medical > centers where we can be "on the ground" and see what actually happens in the > medical centers. I like that idea, because it's awfully easy for people like > me to design and develop software without having a real feel for how it is > actually used, and under what circumstances. The program also includes a > "veteran [patient] visit". This last year, for me, it was working as a > volunteer in an art therapy program. > > > > > > It seems to me that this kind of program could help to promote the type of > understanding you describe. > > > > > > === > > > Gregory Woodhouse > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can ensure > failure." > > > > > > --Kent Beck > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idv37&alloc_id865&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
