I read that people are calling for computerization in hospitals, especially when dealing with drugs. This happened after seventeen babies were overdosed on blood thinner, two of whom unfortunately died, and the highly publicized overdose of twin babies of Hollywood actor, Dennis Quaid.

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I have to agree that doctors need to make the handwriting more legible than a chicken’s scrawl so yes, in such an instance, computerizing would eliminate the problem that many people have of reading a doctor’s handwriting.

However, all the computerization will not work if there is human error. I think that medical practitioners are overworked and underpaid and many of my friends who are doctors have to pull 36-hour work shifts. That would certainly cause mistakes.

A friend told me that while taking an exam to fight for a place in medical school, he had to endure a lot of mental tests. He was deemed not good enough and failed to secure a place. I think that even if someone passed these tests and graduate as a doctor, it does not mean that the doctor would be able to perform 100% day in and day out.