Obamacare Implementation Led To Release of EBOLA Patient Zero Into the Public
Home - by BigFurHat - October 4, 2014 - 18:14 America/New_York - 8 Comments
The Obamacare Electronic Health Record is to blame.
As CNSNews.com reported one year ago, a RAND Corporation study conducted for the American Medical Association found that EHRs were a source of frustration for many doctors.
Those surveyed said that current EHR technology interferes with face-to-face discussions with patients; requires physicians to spend too much time performing clerical work; and degrades the accuracy of medical records by encouraging template-generated doctors’ notes.
Former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius insisted that EHRs would lead to “more coordination of patient care, reduced medical errors, elimination of duplicate screenings and tests, and greater patient engagement in their own care.”
But in the case of the Liberian Ebola patient, a major medical error — the decision to send the sick man home instead of into isolation — is blamed directly on an EHR.
Read more at http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=254554#tQSAsL7gkSUlw7DJ.99