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Underutilization of EMR is no surprise

June 23, 2008

Analysis of:Most Doctors Aren’t Using Electronic Health Records | www.nytimes.com

This article (and the NEJM article) restate what is known to those who have used a wide variety of EMR software packages: poor UI, outrageously expensive support contracts and the general reluctance of older physicians to embrace PC-based technologies. There is nothing intuitive about using a computer to enter patient data. The problem is–more often than not–PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). Compounding the issue is a (perceived) steep learning curve for those who are not familiar with the basic principles of data entry. Their children, if they choose medicine as a career have been immersed in PC-based environments for two+ decades before beginning practice. Until that generation predominates in the MD population, acceptance of EMR will be slow and painful.

Flamel Technologies and Interferon Alpha XL

May 9, 2008

Analysis of:Flamel Technologies Presents Results of Two Week Study of Interferon Alpha XL at the European Association for the Study of the Liver | www.pipelinereview.com

This study, although an abstract has no statistical power. Even a quick overview reveals that the ß for this study is insufficient to make the (marginallY) "significant" results achieved newsworthy. I understand the importance of disseminating information but this article fails in that regard.

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