IDG Contributor Network: Lessons learned from an EHR implementation (and my wife)

Healthcare and IT professionals tend to have different skills, goals, and jargon. This becomes particularly evident during dinner table conversations with my wife Elena, an OBGYN practitioner. Our jobs seem to be on the opposite ends of the spectrum as we discuss work-related complaints and our viewpoints on whether digital transformations or the miracle of life are more exciting. A few nights ago, however, our worlds merged as Elena shared her frustrations with the new Electronic Healthcare Re