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Re:A billion medical images are exposed online by pjmorris on Saturday January 11, 2020 @11:29AM (#22020691)
At my annual physical, as my doctor was typing away at data entry on a laptop in the exam room, I asked him whether he felt the new electronic systems had freed up his time to spend more time on patients, or whether they had taken time away from patients. He felt the later.

I realize that anecdote is not data, and I'm not sure what metric of 'better' you're using, but I wouldn't be too hasty to claim technology as an unalloyed good in health care.

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Re:A billion medical images are exposed online by Scoundreller on Saturday January 11, 2020 @01:51PM (#22021577)
Thing is, people will overlook the elements that are faster and focus on the slower.

Lab results for any patient at a click or two? Ignored.

Changing a med order to be stopped in 27 hours? Guaranteed to be flagged to the nurse at the exact right time.

As much as I complain about Google’s changes (stop ignoring my double quotes!), it’s probably improved overall despite its constant attacks.

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