Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The silence of evidence

This blog entry from "Junkfood Science" is definitely worth reading...
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The reality of nationalized electronic medical records is recognized among most medical professionals, who know that the claims of saving money and lives are not supported by the preponderance of credible evidence and that improving health care isn’t about having everyone’s medical records in a federal database for governmental oversight. But the general public has largely been kept in the dark about the controversies surrounding electronic medical records.
One reason for this disconnect and why the full story isn't reaching consumers was explained in this week’s Journal of the American Medical Association
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It turns out that electronic medical record vendors have negotiated contract deals that leave them free and clear of liability when their software is inferior and harms patients, and prohibits problems from being revealed to the public.

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