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Realizing the Vision for IT in HealthcareDigital Healthcare and Productivity
“’There's a very fundamental and serious flaw in the infrastructure of medicine,’ Lawrence L. Weed, M.D., said to close the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's 18th annual National Forum on Quality Improvement in Health Care.” What Your Doctor Doesn’t Know Could Kill YouBoston Globe
“A computer program that provides vast amounts of information for diagnosing and treating patients could revolutionize the practice of medicine. So why won't physicians use it?”
For doctors, diagnosing gets a technological boostUSA Today
"'One of the things I try to model for my residents is that I'm trying to learn new things even though I've been doing this for a long time,’ Borowitz says. ‘It's the acknowledgment that I'm fallible and I need to use all the tools I can to make sure I'm giving the best care.'" ABC News ReportABC World News Tonight
ABC News reports on the value of Couplers in modern medical practice and presents a success story from a clinic in Maine.
Dr. Weed’s Software CureHealth IT World
“The 'provocative' developer of the problem-oriented medical record, Lawrence Weed believes computerized support tools mean better care.”
Computer-accessed medical advice anything but impersonalBurlington Free Press
"Without help and pressed for time, no physician can meet a patient's expectations for thoroughness and personalization. The solution, says Weed, is to empower patients with the help of information technology.” Programs a prescription to aid doctor’s diagnosisThe Globe and Mail
“The doctor believes the patient needs major surgery -- and in this case, the patient is the medical profession.”
The Symptom SleuthsBusiness People Vermont
"Just as the telescope and microscope and X-ray were invented to extend the capability of the eyes…why not use the computer to sort and process all the knowledge that a physician should have, but that is beyond the brain’s capacity to manage." Beyond GuidelinesDisease Management Advisor
“The so-called Problem-Knowledge Coupler, produced by Burlington, VT-based PKC Corporation, essentially matches at the point of care literature-based guidance for diagnosing and managing problems that are specific to individual patients.”
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