Overview
This is where we are today: patients exist in a world of insufficient data, insufficient time, insufficient context, and insufficient presence. Or as the author calls it - a world of shallow medicine. The outgrowths of shallow medicine are waste and harm. Explain the concept of shallow medicine.
Videos:
Watch: The HITECH Act: Electronic Health Records and Meaningful Use
Watch: Meaningful Use and the HITECH Act: Top Five Things to Know
Essential Activities:
- Read Chapter 2: Shallow Medicine
- Read Chapter 3: Aligning HIS in the Dynamic Healthcare Environment
- Files for the PowerPoints and PDFs of books are attached
Notes:
- Initial posts should be a minimum of 300 words