comparative effectiveness Archives

Analytics: Act Like an EIS Officer

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Apr 30, 2018 | Analytics

If you lived in Milwaukee in early April 1993, you would have found an unusual sight in many of the pharmacies around town. Row after row of anti-diarrheal mediations were missing from shelves, bought up in a frenzy by citizens suffering from acute abdominal pain,...

Web 3.0 Data-Mining for Comparative Effectiveness and CDS

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Sep 5, 2011 | Archives

“Turbulent times” accurately describes the state of the American healthcare system. The list of critical challenges is well known—upward spiraling healthcare costs now approaching 17% of GDP, healthcare payment reform, shortage of clinical professionals, aging...

Is “Meaningful Use” Meaningful?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 19, 2010 | Archives

Now that the “meaningful use” rule has been finalized by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC), many organizations turn their focus to a rapid deployment of electronic medical record (EMR) systems in an effort to achieve transformation of the United States...

Hospital Computerization Not a Budget Saver, Concludes Study

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Dec 17, 2009 | Archives

By Joshua Feblowitz The recent survey of over four thousand hospitals found no connection between computerization and reduced costs. In addition, increased computerization led to only small improvements in the quality of care. Researchers found that more “wired”...

Is It Time to Play NICE?

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jul 21, 2009 | Archives

Note: Although it has been more than a decade since passage of ARRA, with almost 20% of GDP spent on healthcare there is much reason to think of better applying evidence-based guidelines in clinical care. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act 2009 (ARRA) earmarks...