On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Thomas Beale wrote:
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> Telephone1/telephone2 and similar ideas are really not good modelling,
> and will almost instantly break, as well as having limited use from the
> outset in widely different cultures/environments.

Thomas,
  Just as an example, how would OpenEHR "model" telephone1 and telephone2?

> The reason we and many others have gone to the trouble of doing more
> than simple-minded modelling is to get out of the numerous problems that
> such modelling brings with it.

  There are always design trade-offs. Let's investigate this simple
example a bit more so we can better understand the benefits and risks of
using simple-minded vs. impractical modelling approaches. :-)

Best regards,

Andrew
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Andrew P. Ho, M.D.
OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes
www.TxOutcome.Org

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