This appeared last week:Doctors claim medical records system puts patient safety at riskKara Vickery, Janelle Miles, The Courier-MailJuly 26, 2017 12:00amPROBLEMS with Queensland Health’s electronic medical record system are angering health workers, with fed-up senior doctors circulating a document slamming the technology and those in charge of it.The document claims the integrated Electronic Medical Record (iEMR) puts patient safety at risk, is difficult to navigate and “unintuitive”.The document, obtained by The Courier-Mail, likens the program to two of Queensland’s biggest health disasters, and claims the integrated Electronic Medical Record (iEMR) puts patient safety at risk, is difficult to navigate and “unintuitive”.Referencing the infamous payroll debacle and the “Tahitian Prince” affair, the document warns colleagues the Cerner software is “coming to a hospital and health service near you”.“Project leadership have difficulty accepting issues,” the document says.Chief...
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