One doc’s rant sums up his take on dealing with the brave new world of electronic medicine:
So, what to do? Most nights, I dream of short circuiting the hospital’s computers so we can have nurses go back to actually taking care of patients instead of poking on keyboards. Most mornings, I have to restrain myself from hurling hot coffee at the computer screen. And most evenings, I leave the hospital resigned to the fact that there is nothing that I can do, and that really ticks me off. So, again, what to do? I guess have a martini and forget about it.
