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A Health IT Soothsayer

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Nov 15, 2018 | Archives

One of the best parts about predicting the future is how rarely the soothsayer is held accountable. The famous Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, is popularly credited with predicting the rise of Hitler in Germany, the attacks of 9/11, and climate...

How Tinkering with the ACA Puts Health IT Investments at Risk

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Oct 16, 2017 | Archives

Laws put in place over the past 70 years typically are done so with a delicate balance in mind —a bull in a china shop approach can do much damage in often unforeseen ways. However, it’s apparent that recent events portend myriad challenges for providers throughout...

Clinical Trials, Genetic Testing, and Personalized Medicine

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Oct 6, 2017 | Analytics, Healthcare Policy

As medicine marches toward its embrace of personalized medicine and immunotherapy, researchers struggle to obtain meaningful discoveries that can be applied to the ever-expanding number of patient cohorts. The growth in the understanding and use of genetic testing...

Clinical Care, HIT, and Mike Trout

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Aug 13, 2017 | Analytics

With men on second and third, two outs in the top of the ninth inning of game 7 of the 2017 World Series, Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, arguably the best hitter in Major League baseball, walks to the plate at Citi Field to face Addison Reed, the...

It’s Time to Stop and Refocus EHR Efforts

by Barry P Chaiken, MD | Jun 12, 2017 | Archives

Every day, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, orderlies and janitors walk into a hospital, clinic or medical office with only one thought in mind: “What little part can I do today to help heal those who are sick?” Healthcare’s uniqueness stems from its...