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Paul Fenyves's avatar

Excellent essay -- this is an exciting untapped potential of our electronic health records. Perhaps one day the EHR will help us augment our understanding with imbedded trials, educate physicians with just-in-time learn, and improve our practice with decision support.. and if this could be done without drowning the doctors in clicks, would be incredible.

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Jim Ryser's avatar

Nowhere has this been more true than in addiction medicine. These for profit rehabs have set up shop with a revolving door for suboxone, relapse, more suboxone, using suboxone off label for non opioid drugs (including alcohol), and suggesting using it for life. Prior to me leaving the addiction business for good due to the loss of focus on behavior change via non profit methods (12 steps!), I watched these for profit clinics’ revolving doors making money. Then I observed a slow around the drain demise to many who should have been given some good reality therapy and attend some meetings. I used to tell my patients “If I do my job correctly, you will fire me in 6 weeks, come back for free aftercare anytime, and your meetings will be relatively inexpensive even if you do choose to put a buck in the basket.” Bean counters didn’t like that, and once there was a big money incentive for non expert prescribers to get their waiver, I left the system.

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