Doctors' Poor Handwriting Kills 7,000 and Injures 1.5 Million Annually - GoFuckYourself.com

fuzzylogic · 01-16-2007, 08:42 PM

A National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine report has revealed that in excess of 7,000 people are killed each year as a result of poor handwriting by doctors. A further 1.5 million are injured.

The main areas of risk are illegible writing, unclear abbreviations, and vague dosage directions. In response a free, web-based program will be launched to allow doctors to write electronic prescriptions and check for harmful drug interactions.

source: http://www.time.com

fatfoo · 01-16-2007, 08:43 PM

damn doctors... learn how to handwrite!!

Big_Red · 01-16-2007, 08:43 PM

damn that suxors. check your meds yo.

Spunky · 01-16-2007, 08:53 PM

I wouldn't doubt it..I don't know how they can read my docs chicken scratch.The pharmacy always have to phone and ask wtf

tony286 · 01-16-2007, 08:58 PM

Reading the title I thought you were talking about one guy lol

notabook · 01-16-2007, 09:03 PM

I've never gotten a prescription I could read... I swear the pharmacist guests half the time when they are too lazy to call it in.

Jarmusch · 01-16-2007, 09:06 PM

I always thought it was some sort of secret code that only pharmacists could understand, but aparently not all of them can.

interracialtoons · 01-16-2007, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuzzylogic

A National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine report has revealed that in excess of 7,000 people are killed each year as a result of poor handwriting by doctors. A further 1.5 million are injured.

The main areas of risk are illegible writing, unclear abbreviations, and vague dosage directions. In response a free, web-based program will be launched to allow doctors to write electronic prescriptions and check for harmful drug interactions.

source: http://www.time.com

They scribble because they don't really know what the fuck to prescribe and hope the patient will complain about their illness to the pharmacist and he/she will prescribe the right stuff.

reynold · 01-16-2007, 10:29 PM

Good to know that there will be electronic prescriptions.

ztik · 01-16-2007, 10:42 PM

quik

make some kind of cheap digital tablet to solve this problem

you could be rich!

martinsc · 01-16-2007, 10:56 PM

damn that's a lot....

$5 submissions · 01-16-2007, 11:01 PM

PRINT that shit electronically, mofos. HIPAA should be amended to cover this situation.

rowan · 01-16-2007, 11:24 PM

In my area they print out the prescriptions. Looks like a standardised form used by the industry.

SmokeyTheBear · 01-16-2007, 11:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony404

Reading the title I thought you were talking about one guy lol

the apostraphe is important

ProjectNaked · 01-17-2007, 12:03 AM

never could figure out why us more intelligent humans have chicken-scratch for hand writing...

DaddyHalbucks · 01-17-2007, 12:05 AM

That's an amazing statistic!

marketsmart · 01-17-2007, 12:40 AM

a lot of dr's learn how to write like that in med school so they can argue in court....

BIGTYMER · 01-17-2007, 01:47 AM

uhm.. here in Tucson, AZ they already have an electronic system setup. I just go to the doctor and then to the pharmacy to pick my stuff up.

emthree · 01-17-2007, 01:51 AM

Soon everyone will be using keypads instead of pencils and pens.

sacX · 01-17-2007, 02:07 AM

yeah I think this is unforgivable, they need to make electronic prescribing compulsory. I actually did some ground-work for this type of business but getting something to market in the medical field is such a huge undertaking.

salesman · 01-17-2007, 05:37 AM

i'm safe, my doctor has a computer

Klen · 01-17-2007, 05:59 AM

Heh,i remember old joke which say"if you dont know how to write,become a doctor"

01-16-2007, 08:42 PM	#1
fuzzylogic Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: buffalo, las vegas. icq: 285808879 Posts: 4,796	Doctors' Poor Handwriting Kills 7,000 and Injures 1.5 Million Annually A National Academies of Science's Institute of Medicine report has revealed that in excess of 7,000 people are killed each year as a result of poor handwriting by doctors. A further 1.5 million are injured. The main areas of risk are illegible writing, unclear abbreviations, and vague dosage directions. In response a free, web-based program will be launched to allow doctors to write electronic prescriptions and check for harmful drug interactions. source: http://www.time.com

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