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On The Direct Project, PCAST and Ultra Large Systems
We are pleased that Aneesh Chopra, blogging from the White House, recognized the early contribution of my blog in setting the direction that became the basis for The Direct Project. The Direct Project...
View ArticlePCAST Opportunity: Documents vs. “Atomic Data Elements”
The PCAST report represents an opportunity to redirect resources in a way that meets the short term goals associated with the HITECH, support more nimble development of standards for clinical data that...
View ArticleSomething Really Different at the HIMSS Interop Showcase
Last I heard HIMSS was the second-biggest health provider IT tradeshow (after RSNA). Arguably the Interoperability Showcase at HIMSS would be the fourth or fifth largest if it were a stand-alone show....
View ArticleSimple Provider Directories for Simple Interop
Last year I blogged intensively in support of a notion of “simple interop.” The blogs were instrumental in the formation of The Direct Project. Direct provides light-weight security for sending...
View ArticleSend the Questions to the Data
One of the insights of the PCAST report was the utility of sending the question to the data vs centralizing the data to answer questions. It may take a long time to achieve this by defining a new...
View ArticleONC Moves on Sending Questions to the Data
I am very proud of the responses to my Send the Questions to the Data. They were thoughtful and fact-based contributions to the discussion. Of course, the post was prompted by the buzz that ONC has...
View ArticleCan Consumer Friendly Terms Ever be Standardized?
Some involved in the search for an Entity Level Provider Directory are advocating for an approach that relies on search engines like Google and Bing and a modest approach to standardizing data using...
View ArticleThe Biggest Healthcare Interop Issue: Frozen Interface Syndrome
Remember the term “bilateral asynchronous cutover.” By the end of this post you will understand and like it. You may even want to mention it in comments on the current CMS and ONC NPRMs for meaningful...
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