It would seem that JAMA (the Journal of the American Medical Association) is starting to take an interest in ehealth/health informatics topics. The current issue has several articles on use of computers in practice by physicians. I haven’t had a chance to read the articles yet, but are the titles about computers:
- Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication Errors
- Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review
- The Unintended Consequences of Publicly Reporting Quality Information
- Computer Technology and Clinical Work: Still Waiting for Godot **(I love this title)
Seeing as how JAMA is starting to take notice of topics other than coronary heart disease is a good sign. Maybe there’s hope that I may be able to squeeze in an article there someday 🙂