It’s tempting to amuse oneself about healthcare IT by juxtaposing it with a more or less dusty fixture of pop culture. For instance, you can sing the Bob Seger song “Beautiful loser,” and substitute the words “meaningful user” to parody things, but there are huge problems with healthcare IT, and they’re not particularly funny. For instance, the head honcho at the Office of the National Coordinator appeared on Capitol Hill last week and gave the Senate Finance Committee a glowing report on healthcare IT adoption. However,...