Vacation reading: Computational Technology for Effective Health Care
While on vacation this week, I was getting caught up on some articles and reports I had found at the The National Academies Press . I was reading an excellent report from the National Research Council entitled " Computational Technology for Effective Health Care: Immediate Steps and Strategic Directions ". Even if you are short on time, I would highly recommend reading the Summary alone. This report identifies some very relevant and addressable issues with HIT, and lays a short-term and long-term vision for how this can be improved by informaticians and system developers (calling specifically to the fields of computer science and biomedical informatics). While those involved with this report are undoubtedly recognized within the field, they also conducted 8 site visits in order to supplement their existing knowledge. One of the comments that stuck out for me was the need to improve "cognitive support for health care providers and for patients and family careg...