The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by software and bureaucrats

Re:The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by software and ... by SeanDav on Monday December 07, 2015 @09:37PM (#10694411)

Very frustrating, I agree. I have another medical computer system horror story - Did you know that the UK National Health Service spent 12 Billion pounds (18 Billion USD) on a computer system and ended up with....nothing to show for it!!!

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Re:The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by software and ... by sampo on Monday December 07, 2015 @09:55PM (#10694481)

The Guardian in 2013: "Abandoned NHS IT system has cost £10bn so far"

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/sep/18/nhs-records-s...

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Re:The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by software and ... by taberiand on Monday December 07, 2015 @09:58PM (#10694489)

On the other hand, sweet consulting gig if you can get it.

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Re:The assault on neurosurgeons’ privileges by software and ... by grrowl on Monday December 07, 2015 @11:17PM (#10694768)

This is the problem. The "if you can get it" translates to "if your company has a huge request-for-tender team dedicated to shmoozing your way into these kinds of contracts".

Add to it the whole tech-health ecosystem is scorched earth after countless clueless contractors have blown their way through it (earning the tens of millions of pounds and so on in the process), it's not a great environment for trust, innovation, or making your way through everything to a real-world-usable result.

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