Does it bother anyone that for years, Health Information Technology
(IT) successes implied by the news and even in casual conversation may
largely be an illusion? Does it bother anyone that Regional Health
Information Organization (RHIO)'s might be failing at a very high
rate? It is
On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:25 AM, Ignacio Valdes wrote:
Does it bother anyone that for years, Health Information
Technology (IT) successes implied by the news and even in casual
conversation may largely be an illusion? Does it bother anyone that
Regional Health Information Organization
I can't remember the guy's name associated with the theory that 1 fax
machine is no use, and the more fax machines that exist in the world,
the better the solution it.
Well in the medical field, there are all these barriers between
connections (i.e. HIPPA).
So perhaps success depends on
On Dec 12, 2005, at 10:58 AM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote:
I can't remember the guy's name associated with the theory that 1 fax
machine is no use, and the more fax machines that exist in the world,
the better the solution it.
Good one!
But is the lack of systems that could potentially
Thank you for your thoughtful and informative comment. Short reply:
1) I know, I am a member of HL7, but getting all that in would have
changed the focus of the article and leaving it out completely is
unsatisfactory.
2) Depending upon whose definition of 'protocol' you are using. In any
what bothers me most about this article is that it is a kind of when
did you stop beating your wife? style.
It presents an attention getting assertion about an illusion. One expects
to be provided with some objective, verifiable data that supports this
assertion. What follows is mostly a
If you're interested, you might want to take a look at http://
www.readscheme.org . In spite of the site name, there is a lot there
that is not Scheme specific.
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The finger pointing at the moon is
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