16 January 2007

Death by penmanship

Before you select your next GP you might want to ask your preferred candidate for a handwriting sample. Time magazine reports that over 7,000 Americans die each year due to mistakes with medication or other treatment due to their doctors’ poor penmanship.

With the US spending more per capita on healthcare than any other country, despite a materiel percentage of the population having little or no access, why the hell are any prescriptions still handwritten. Here in Old Blighty with our nasty, socialist National Health Service all of the prescriptions are printed by computer on a handy little form.

Get your act together will you?

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