tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post4558765714257873857..comments2024-03-27T09:55:23.143-07:00Comments on Dispatch from the Digital Health Frontier: Cool Technology of the WeekJohn Halamkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-56866330234137620912009-04-26T14:28:00.000-07:002009-04-26T14:28:00.000-07:00I agree that before and after comparisons are tric...I agree that before and after comparisons are tricky because of confounding variables - a changing environment or workflow that occurs at the same time as the software change. In this case, we're comparing a manual process using email/fax/phone calls with an automated process using the web.John Halamkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04550236129132159307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4384692836709903146.post-61233823873761815822009-04-24T04:37:00.000-07:002009-04-24T04:37:00.000-07:00Dr. Halamka, To make the comparison properly on th...Dr. Halamka, To make the comparison properly on this new application at the Brigham and MGH could you explain what was replaced? Sometimes what is attributed to the technology alone misses whatever changes at the user level was made to improve efficiency. What steps were taken to bring this new system about? It can be problematic to proclaim advances when important changes are not also brought out.Donald Green MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14072082338456316544noreply@blogger.com