Without a set of agreed-upon guidelines that are followed and reviewed throughout the life of a project – and even after it’s completed – there’s little hope for a successful user experience, says Craig Joseph, MD.
Guiding Principles for Health IT
The Two Most Important Words: Why and No
If leaders don’t understand an IT request, or especially, the rationale behind it, you need to ask why – and keep asking until you’re satisfied with the answer, says Craig Joseph, interim CMIO at El Camino Hospital.
Physician, Train Thyself. Or Not.
Undergoing comprehensive EHR training is like eating vegetables – those who do it are better off. So why is it so difficult to get physicians to eat up? Craig Joseph, interim CMIO at El Camino Hospital, explores this enigma.
Working as Designed
It’s easy to pin workflow challenges and physician frustrations on the EHR. But if you think about it, EHRs are working exactly as designed, says Dr. Craig Joseph, interim CMIO at El Camino Hospital.
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
While there are select areas of the EHR where it’s possible to stop doctors in their tracks and make sure data is entered correctly, should it be done? In this piece, Craig Joseph, MD, discusses hard stops.
