Inasmuch as “Caveat Emptor” is the Latin to live by, physicians and hospitals are indeed responsible for making sure what they’ve just bought is safe and fit fo

Inasmuch as “Caveat Emptor” is the Latin to live by, physicians and hospitals are indeed responsible for making sure what they’ve just bought is safe and fit for purpose. Especially with HIPAA et al already breathing down their necks. The big problem is that tech grifters, just like AltMed scamsters, are just way quicker and better at burying all their shit than surgeons and scientists are at digging it out again. And, to be fair, doctors do already have far more pressing things to be digging out: wood spales, fence railings, guinea worms, and so on. Hence the need to hire in [ostensible] specialists in the first place. Still, be consoled that us countries with socialized heathcare are just as adept at Medical IT disasters as yours are. :/ -- “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” Of course, this was before we invented the networked computer.