Monthly Archives: January 2008

Health Care Delivery: The Checklist

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Bob

There was a link in Joel’s recent Five whys post that I found to be a fascinating read: A New Yorker article called The Checklist. This got me thinking about how (and if) technology could facilitate the Checklist. The requirements … Continue reading →

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Open Source Medical Software

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Bob

Free Medical Software appears to be a comprehensive list that’s currently being kept up-to-date (hat tip: LinuxMedNews). The project attributes and annotations make the list quite useful. Nice job Holger!

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Patient Command Centers

Posted on January 19, 2008 by Bob

I read with interest “Art Vandelay’s” (an anonymous Seinfeld fan and HIStalk contributor) comments regarding Patient Command Centers on HIStalk Update 1/21/08. Here’s what the PCC is supposed to do: It will manage service desks for IT, facilities, clinical engineering, … Continue reading →

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Software and Services: A stress reliever?

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Bob

Here’s a quote from the post: Is this the future of Software and Services?: …in healthcare these same types of solutions will save lives…as well as reduce stress levels…don’t fear the technology that could some day save your life or … Continue reading →

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EHR Visualization: “Google-Earth for the Body”

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Bob

Check out the IEEE Spectrum article Visualizing Electronic Health Records With “Google-Earth for the Body”. The 3-D coordinates in the model are mapped to anatomical concepts, which serve as an index onto the electronic health record. This means that you … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates CES2008 Keynote

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Bob

Bill is leaving his full time position at Microsoft this coming July. Even though it’s vainglorious, the video clip from the presentation is pretty funny — the cameo appearances show what money can buy (actually, it makes you wonder…): Bill … Continue reading →

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HIPAA and EMR Design

Posted on January 3, 2008 by Bob

My last post prompted a comment from Mary Hawking which asked this question: How does the legal framework in the USA influence the design of US EMRs? My answer: The only legal requirements for protecting patient health information in the … Continue reading →

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EHR System Modeling

Posted on January 1, 2008 by Bob

I’m a regular Slashdot reader and it’s rare to come across a health care related post. So Arguing For Open Electronic Health Records of course caught my eye. I’m sure it was the open standards aspect that attracted them, but … Continue reading →

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