Comments on: You either stand or you fall. http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466 FixKP: the unofficial Kaiser Permanente blog at blog.fixkp.org Sun, 23 Dec 2007 04:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466/comment-page-1#comment-4670 Anonymous Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:50:03 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466#comment-4670 The FDA has not evaluated these devices for safety and efficacy, and the toxic effect these devices have on the practice of medicine is huge. Nurses are afraid to come to work because they fear for their patients' safety. They spend their time taking care of these electronic computer devices and not the patients. Mistakes and mental lapses are rampant.<br/><br/>All events in which patients suffer adversity or in which patient safety is compromised or in jeopardy in any way related to the use of these dysfuntional ehr and cpoe devices must be reported to the FDA (fda.gov). <br/><br/> Do not be afraid to use the FDA as an ally in aborting this catastrophe. Call the FDA, ask them how they can allow this to go on, and give them details of patient care catastrophes due to these devices. Let's work together for a RECALL of these devices to save KP and relieve the suffering of patients, doctors and nurses in other hospitals throughout the USA. <br/><br/>Best regards<br/><br/>menoalittle The FDA has not evaluated these devices for safety and efficacy, and the toxic effect these devices have on the practice of medicine is huge. Nurses are afraid to come to work because they fear for their patients’ safety. They spend their time taking care of these electronic computer devices and not the patients. Mistakes and mental lapses are rampant.

All events in which patients suffer adversity or in which patient safety is compromised or in jeopardy in any way related to the use of these dysfuntional ehr and cpoe devices must be reported to the FDA (fda.gov).

Do not be afraid to use the FDA as an ally in aborting this catastrophe. Call the FDA, ask them how they can allow this to go on, and give them details of patient care catastrophes due to these devices. Let’s work together for a RECALL of these devices to save KP and relieve the suffering of patients, doctors and nurses in other hospitals throughout the USA.

Best regards

menoalittle

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466/comment-page-1#comment-4673 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:12:54 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466#comment-4673 you bring up a big point. near misses and adverse events caused by healthconnect are not being tracked. higherups say that such talk is just "blaming healthconnect for somebody else's problem" - which tells you a lot about their attitudes toward nurses. even the stewards have yet to really get a handle on how to deal with the huge number of healthconnect mishaps that affect patients.<br/><br/>inside kaiser, all this - that healthconnect is a huge catastrophe, and that it's not just a money issue - we can see all this day in and day out. i'm glad somebody is finally pulling the emergency brake on the runaway train.<br/><br/>anonynurse you bring up a big point. near misses and adverse events caused by healthconnect are not being tracked. higherups say that such talk is just “blaming healthconnect for somebody else’s problem” – which tells you a lot about their attitudes toward nurses. even the stewards have yet to really get a handle on how to deal with the huge number of healthconnect mishaps that affect patients.

inside kaiser, all this – that healthconnect is a huge catastrophe, and that it’s not just a money issue – we can see all this day in and day out. i’m glad somebody is finally pulling the emergency brake on the runaway train.

anonynurse

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466/comment-page-1#comment-4671 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:17:47 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466#comment-4671 What - if anything - can be done to fix the problems at KP? What – if anything – can be done to fix the problems at KP?

]]> By: Anonymous http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466/comment-page-1#comment-4672 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 06:17:13 +0000 http://blog.fixkp.org/2006/12/06/you-either-stand-or-you-fall/466#comment-4672 ...and always keep in mind the devastating adversity these devices could have on patient safety...especially during down time...it is inconceivable that the doctors and nurses would tolerate that. All adverse events should be reported to the FDA. Justen, you're my man!<br/><br/>best regards and save kp …and always keep in mind the devastating adversity these devices could have on patient safety…especially during down time…it is inconceivable that the doctors and nurses would tolerate that. All adverse events should be reported to the FDA. Justen, you’re my man!

best regards and save kp

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