Tag Archives: stack exchange

Healthcare IT Q&A: R.I.P.

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Bob

After close to two years of effort (see here) the Healthcare IT Stack Exchange Site is closing for good. HealthCare IT is closing: it simply does not appear that this topic has a strong enough following on our network to support … Continue reading →

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Finally Launched: Healthcare IT Q&A

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Bob

The new Healthcare IT Stack Exchange site is now open to the public. Hopefully this thing will take off.  So go search, ask, answer, up vote,  and (yes) down vote when necessary. Also, don’t forget to tell your friends and colleagues. … Continue reading →

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Final Plea to Launch: Healthcare IT Q&A

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Bob

Closer to Launch: Healthcare IT Q&A didn’t get close to doing the job. Even after 8 months the commitment level is still at only 60%: It doesn’t look like Area51 has a time limit on how long a proposal can … Continue reading →

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Writers Writing about Writing

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Bob

Jeff Atwood is a great writer. All of his blog posts are informative and interesting. How to Write Without Writing is a case in point.  It starts off with a clever hook (“trick my fellow programmers”), expounds the benefits of … Continue reading →

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Closer to Launch: Healthcare IT Q&A

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Bob

The reverse psychology I used in Failure to Launch: Healthcare IT Q&A is finally starting to work. The question definitions are complete and the commitment phase has begun: Go over and sign up today.

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Failure to Launch: Healthcare IT Q&A

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Bob

It seems like a great concept (to me anyway). Grow a community of like-minded Healthcare IT geeks that want to participate in an on-line Q&A site which rewards contribution and facilitates constructive dialog. As of today, it appears unlikely this … Continue reading →

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