The Safety Ledger: Doctor, Nurse, and Keyboard Walk Into a Room…
Medicine promised efficiency through digital charts. What we got was a system that clicks more than it cares.
Imagine you sit down at a restaurant. The waiter greets you warmly, but before handing you a menu, he sits at a laptop. For each glass of water, he must fill in 20 data points: temperature, garnish, time of delivery, the angle of your napkin. The server brings out your entrée, but before serving it, he logs every stir of the spoon into a form. The food …
