Monthly Archives: October 2007

Ever heard of FRACAS?

Posted on October 27, 2007 by Bob

FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is a regular part of our development process (we call it “Hazard Analysis”), but I was unfamiliar with FRACAS (Failure Reporting, Analysis, and Corrective Action Systems) until I ran across this: 10/21/2007 FRACAS? – … Continue reading →

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Blogging is hard.

Posted on October 26, 2007 by Bob

When I started this blog I told myself that I was going stay on topic. I’ve strayed a couple of times but blogging about blogging was always very high on the off-topic list. Then I read How To Achieve Ultimate … Continue reading →

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Health 2.0

Posted on October 22, 2007 by Bob

The Health 2.0 movement (also see here) is a comprehensive approach to many of the EMR/PHR topics I’ve discussed in the past. Scott Shreeve, MD (there are many good posts on his blog) proposes what he calls the “Triple-A of … Continue reading →

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Off Topic: Pandora Radio

Posted on October 18, 2007 by Bob

One of the main reasons I don’t listen to a lot of music is that I tend to get stuck in a rut. I’ll listen to the same thing over and over again until I’m sick of it. Then I’ll … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Software Forensics

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Bob

“The Gray Sheet” has an article called CDRH Software Forensics Lab: Applying Rocket Science To Device Analysis. Can it really be true that CDRH is doing static code analysis for detecting software defects in recall investigations? Static code analysis has … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Software Development – Going Agile

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Bob

I’ve been involved in some informal discussions regarding the use of Agile methodologies for medical device software. The Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry (MD&DI) October 2007 article by Tim Bosch entitled Medical Device Software Development—Going Agile provides a good overview … Continue reading →

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Little Bobby Tables

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Bob

I’m a Bob and this one is just too funny. Too bad my mother wouldn’t get it — or my wife, or my kids, anyway: Original link: http://xkcd.com/327/ (hat tip Peter).

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Scoble interview: The Stanford IT doctor is in.

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Bob

Here’s an interesting interview with Dr. Christopher Longhurst from The Stanford IT doctor is in. The discussion of standards and interoperability is very good.

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Microsoft HealthVault

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Bob

Everybody is talking (WSJ-Health Blog, MedGadget, Health IT Guy, and many more) about the introduction of Microsoft HealthVault. This seems to be a step in the right direction for personally controller health records. The direct device interfaces are particularly interesting. … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and the Health Care IT Market

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Bob

Here’s a good read about Microsoft and the health care IT market: Vertical Markets: Prescription for Profit. Redmond Channel Partner Online is a magazine for the Microsoft partner community so the article is geared more towards third party opportunities. It … Continue reading →

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