If I copied the site to a new server, it broke. If I moved it to a different directory, it broke. If I tried to tweak the primary navigation, the page layout blew up. If I disabled a JavaScript function, suddenly all the images stopped loading
Merely copying a site to another server won't do, you need to make sure you have correct extensions, and hopefully, the developer was conscientious enough to allow for easier relocation of the site so you can just change some settings on just one file rather than do a full-blown hunt throughout the code. Tweaking the primary navigation also heavily depends on the architectural design of the website. In summary, I think the developer just did a poor job of doing some basic designing prior to the creation of the website. Therefore, I think the article is just a big complaint to write something before the drop time for his article.
Part of the foundation on which good medical care is based is the trust patients have in their doctor to keep their most intimate medical information safe from prying eyes, the trust patients have in the accuracy of their records, and the special, trusting bond formed between patient and doctor. The EMR undermines trust.
This article tries to say adoption fo EMR is a bad idea, because of 1. poor documentation, 2. upcoding, and most importantly 3. easier intrusion of patient privacy due to flawed gov't policy. The author, Matt Anderson, is the President and CEO of William Osler Health System and seems to have a great track record in health care industry. His writing stuns me to some degree because he is very aware of flaws with HIPPA and real-life practices surrounding patient data, but he sounds like a blind patient privacy advocate, even at the cost of patient's health. His point is that EMR undermines trust, mostly due to legal, but flagrant violation of patient privacy by the government itself. It has been documented that EMRs do cause more errors in some cases, but looking at VA and few others who are starting to see the benefits of EMR, this article is a hard sell. What do you think?
It's a naive, domestic operating system without any breeding, but I think you'll be amused by its presumption.