Tag Archives: EHRs

The CDA ‘dual-content’ conundrum

Posted on 28/01/2012 by wolandscat

In his recent blog post, Eric Browne highlights what may be a problem in the design of the Australian PCEHR, due to the well-known CDA feature allowing dual forms of content – text and structured, supposedly equivalent – to be … Continue reading →

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Why e-health really is hard

Posted on 10/08/2011 by wolandscat

Every so often, someone asks: why can’t the health sector get its act together with ICT? Tell me why health is ‘different’? Every so often a new and interesting answer to this question pops up…

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The crisis in e-health standards IIa

Posted on 13/10/2009 by wolandscat

Prev: The crisis in e-health standards II Next: The crisis in e-health standards III – solutions Unfinished business I promised pointers to a solution for how to get out of the standards mire in which we find ourselves today. But … Continue reading →

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The crisis in e-health standards

Posted on 17/09/2009 by wolandscat

There is a serious problem in e-health today. E-health is a complicated space, and requires an ecosystem of standards, but the official standards organisations cannot deliver, leading to a paralysis in many e-health programmes. Reform is needed in order to make progress. Continue reading →

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