[Hardhats-members] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Ignacio Valdes
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

Re: [Hardhats-members] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
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

Re: [Hardhats-members] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Kevin Toppenberg
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

Re: [Hardhats-members] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
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

[Hardhats-members] Re: [os-wg] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Ignacio Valdes
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

Re: [Hardhats-members] [os-wg] Editorial: RHIO's and the Illusion of Health IT Success

2005-12-12 Thread Richard G. DAVIS
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

[Hardhats-members] An incredible repository of papers on computer languages

2005-12-12 Thread Gregory Woodhouse
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