tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post1837896556646685304..comments2024-03-27T05:14:13.995-04:00Comments on Anthrax Vaccine -- posts by Meryl Nass, M.D.: 13% of US hospitals critically understaffed. Let's explore how this came to be, and what it might portendMeryl Nass, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07001997291638442225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-58073769075830320602022-01-24T18:06:00.868-05:002022-01-24T18:06:00.868-05:00I remember being asked by a medical assistant how ...I remember being asked by a medical assistant how much caffeine and alcohol I drink during a routine follow-up visit with my oncologist. I thought it was an odd question, being that I had been followed by this doctor for about 5 years by then. I ased the doctor about the random question, wondering if he was doing some sort of study. He brushed it off, saying that the EMR asked random questions from time to time. My first thought: Surveillance. Surveillance without my consent. Are we supposed to trust that the snoopers are truly deidentifying our private health information? Yeah, right. I wonder how much money the EMR vendor gets paid to share data with whoever wants it.<br /><br />I can't say I would want to go back to deciphering doctor's (or nurses') handwriting in a paper chart, but I like the idea of a dictated section. In the end, I would want the patients' notes off the Internet, however that can be done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6592607595936297457.post-79890022941363410972022-01-24T16:21:09.841-05:002022-01-24T16:21:09.841-05:00What bothers me is that electronic records can'...What bothers me is that electronic records can't be made secure, so each person needs to assume they get read by government, foreign countries, coworkers, neighbors and families.<br /><br />I've known people in law enforcement who access their police databases to read about former classmates, friends, etc. Same thing will happen with all the health records if/when they get on the dark web.<br /><br />More concerning is that psychiatric and talk-therapy records are also electronic now. At least the Watergate break-in required physical access - they found a way around that difficulty.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com