Wes Rishel

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OK, XML Schema Does Earn its Keep in HL7

by Wes Rishel  |  December 31, 2011  |  2 Comments

For the current state of RIM-based HL7 standards XML schema is a necessary ingredient.

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Does XML Schema Earn its Keep?

by Wes Rishel  |  December 28, 2011  |  6 Comments

Although some ascribe sainted status to XML schema, it doesn’t provide enough value to compensate for the practical difficulties it creates, not the least of which is blocking an evolution towards JSON.

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At Last, Data Molecules! CIMI

by Wes Rishel  |  December 13, 2011  |  3 Comments

The Clinical Information Modeling Initiative (CIMI) is a small group of volunteers that are working to consolidate the detailed clinical models of various groups in a way that could be adapted to meet the needs of health IT standards groups.

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ELINCS: Doing Lab Orders Standards Right

by Wes Rishel  |  December 8, 2011  |  3 Comments

On Wednesday the California Healthcare Foundation published Request for Proposals: Using Electronic Data Standards to Communicate Laboratory Orders. CHCF actually lives up to an important but seldom-followed precept of standards: producing a spec is only the start of getting a working standard. Someone has to nurse it through initial implementations, reflect on the lessons learned [...]

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Gartner Symposium: 10,000 of My Closest Friends

by Wes Rishel  |  September 26, 2011  |  Comments Off

Recently I have been peer-reviewing my colleagues’ presentations for Gartner Symposium 2011. Those of you who have attended know that it mostly dedicated to IT in general, attended by roughly 10,000 CIOs and their direct reports across all industries and government. Sunday October 16 in Orlando we are doing a track specifically for healthcare providers [...]

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Can Consumer Friendly Terms Ever be Standardized?

by Wes Rishel  |  September 11, 2011  |  2 Comments

Creating a consumer-friendly taxonomy of the types of services provided by healthcare practices is, at best, expensive and more likely an oxymoronic challenge. Entry Level Provider Directories should solicit plain-English descriptions directly from the practices.

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Lessons From the Putative Failure of HL7 V3

by Wes Rishel  |  August 16, 2011  |  4 Comments

Recent blogs to the contrary, HL7 V3 has been a limited success, particularly with CDA documents. In taking up a Fresh Look, HL7 must consider the differences between CDA and V3 messaging and learn some important lessons.

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ONC Moves on Sending Questions to the Data

by Wes Rishel  |  July 26, 2011  |  2 Comments

ONC Moves on Sending Questions to the Data

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Future SNOMED vs. ICD-11

by Wes Rishel  |  July 17, 2011  |  3 Comments

Possible collaboration between ICD-11 and SNOMED is not a justification for delaying ICD-10.

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Usability Standards for EHRs

by Wes Rishel  |  July 17, 2011  |  3 Comments

The most important step is to achieve transparency about the comparative usability of products based on computable usability measures — NOT to regulate the user interfaces of EHRs.

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