On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, Thomas Beale wrote: ... > 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 --- Andrew P. Ho, M.D. OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes www.TxOutcome.Org
