Jel,
I probably should not have suggested a "FAQ" what I am looking for is
much more like what Philippe put forward. High level concepts that are very
difficult to grasp but are vitally important. The problem with a FAQ or wiki
model is that really, these topics are far too deep for that. To fully
explain the issue that Philippe has put forward would require hundreds of
"questions" and answers.
Rather than thinking of this as a FAQ (my fault for starting down that path)
perhaps we should think about it as the
"High Level Concept Barriers to understanding Health IT".
-FT
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Jel Coward <j...@wildmedic.org> wrote:
> I think the examples you cite are typical.
>
> It would be great to have such an FAQ.......perhaps in wiki
> style/functionality that we could all contribute to.
>
> Anyone care to set that up?
>
> Cheers
>
> Jel Coward
> Sent from a super-snazzy open-source Android phone. Making the iPhone look
> so '20th century' :-)
>
> On Aug 30, 2010 9:31 AM, "fred trotter" <fred.trot...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > One of the experiences that I have had, time and time again is that when
> I
> > talk to doctors about Health IT, they have some basic Information
> Technology
> > gaps in their education. They simply do not understand some of the
> > fundamentals of Information Technology and have trouble even
> understanding
> > what I am talking about when I talk about things like "structured data".
> >
> > Alternatively, "normal" IT people do not get some of the fundamental
> > complexities of the healthcare delivery process that prevents them from
> > understanding certain Health IT concepts.
> >
> > The kind of thing I find myself repeatedly explaining to doctors include
> > "Why you need to include prescription data in a normalized way in the
> > patient chart, rather than just writing in plaintext in a note"
> >
> > The kind of thing I find myself repeatedly explaining to IT people
> include
> > "Why billing data cannot be relied upon for clinically accurate data
> mining"
> >
> > In your experience, what other things do you as Health IT people have to
> > consistently explain to doctors and/or IT people about Health IT. I am
> > looking for the kinds of things that you have explained at least three or
> > four times. Perhaps you have explained them enough times that you have an
> > impatient lecture that you have to give on the topic?
> >
> > Another way to ask the question is "If there were a FAQ for Health IT,
> what
> > should go on it?"
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -FT
> >
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