CDC Mandates Life Preservers to Avoid Drowning in Paperwork
ATLANTA, GA - The result of an alarming increase in paperwork-associated deaths by drowning, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has officially...
Hospital Administrators to Evaluate Surgeon’s Potential for Revenue Versus Headache Generation
NASHVILLE, TN - Noted researchers Dr. Harvey Stephens and Dr. Phil Burman offer a new matrix for evaluating surgeons for employment. The STAR (Surgeon...
Stack of Paperwork Transforms into Fleet of Paper Planes
CHICAGO, IL - Internist Jenny Richardson sat down at her clinic desk this morning to find an undesirable stack of paperwork (you know the...
Breaking: ABIM Requires Daily Recertification
PHILADELPHIA, PA - In a move that will most certainly not be received well by the medical community, the American Board of Internal Medicine...
Alternate Phrases for “This is a Very Pleasant…”
It’s not uncommon to start a history of present illness (HPI), assessment, or discharge summary with the following phrase: This is a very pleasant…...
EMR Developers Shocked to Learn How Their Software is Actually Used
Several developers of widely-used electronic medical record (EMR) software were invited out of their cubicles last week for a much-hyped tour of the real-world...
Internist Creates Last Written SOAP Note: A Masterpiece for the Ages
STONY BROOK, NY - On the eve of the Good Samaritan Hospital's final conversion to an all electronic medical record, local internal medicine legend,...
A Visit from Doc SUPER USER
Twas the night Before Go Live, And no LIP was in the house
No one was home yet, They were all with their mouse
They clicked...
Dear BaconSpeak Voice Recognition Software Company
I am an emergent see room dock door. I am righting to let you no how much eye am in joying your voice recognition...
Ancient Aliens Take Over Electronic Medical Records
GROOM LAKE, NV - Why does your electronic medical record (EMR) function sooooo poorly? Are ignorance, negligence, and terrible design the answer? Can intrusive government...