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Voyage to EHR, Day 3
On May 6, 2012, OSN columnist John Pinto launched “Voyage to EHR,” a month-long solo sail from San Diego to Honolulu aboard 24-foot “Aurelia” sponsored by Ocular Surgery News and Compulink. You can follow his mid-ocean blogs here, and track his daily progress online until his slated arrival in early June by clicking on http://tinyurl.com/AureliatoHawaii. John’s practice management blogs will resume in July.
Aloha from Aurelia at 31 degrees, 24 minutes north, and 119 degrees, 23 minutes west at 9 a.m. Pacific Standard Time.
What a difference a day makes. On Day One of this voyage, winds were so light that we had to motor all but four hours. After a day of flat calm, we have spent Day Two under a double-reefed main and spanked jib with 25 knots on the nose and 15-foot seas.
Engine noise has been replaced by the crash, boom, bang of Aurelia climbing up and then tumbling down each successive wave. A light rain is falling.
Below decks, Aurelia is like an unlimited pass on a carnival Tilt-A-Whirl ride. It’s a good day for hot tea, a good book, and lots of back-to-back-napping.
John’s voyage is meant to raise awareness of the similar “expedition” surgeons undertake when converting to electronic health records and will also support the work of the Hawaiian Eye Foundation. To learn more about the Foundation’s work, and make a donation supporting their eye care and surgical training services throughout the Pacific, please click on www.hawaiianeyefoundation.org.