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		<title>Clinical Architect and Software Lifecycles and Design Methodologies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall post on what does a clinical architect need to know.
I think understanding some of the common approaches to software engineering is important for a clinical architect. At the least, you&#8217;ll need to participate in a process. Likely, you&#8217;ll have some influence on that process. As [...]


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<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2009/07/viha-cia-principle-2-clinical-information-is-designed-centrally-and-adopted-by-all-regional-clinical-systems-ehr-steering-committee-approves-clinical-information-design/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VIHA CIA Principle 2: Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional clinical systems; EHR Steering Committee approves Clinical Information design.'>VIHA CIA Principle 2: Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional clinical systems; EHR Steering Committee approves Clinical Information design.</a> <small>&#8220;Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2009/07/clinical-information-architecture-principles/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Clinical Information Architecture Principles'>Clinical Information Architecture Principles</a> <small>In my work at VIHA over the spring we have...</small></li>
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		<title>General Enterprise Architecture</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall post on what does a clinical architect need to know.
Being able to consider the full scope of design is, I think, an important piece for someone who &#8211; as an organization&#8217;s Clinical Architect &#8211; is leading the decision making around how the clinical systems fit [...]


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<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2010/03/clinical-architect-and-software-lifecycles-and-design-methodologies/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Clinical Architect and Software Lifecycles and Design Methodologies'>Clinical Architect and Software Lifecycles and Design Methodologies</a> <small>NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2009/07/viha-cia-principle-1-one-person-one-record/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VIHA CIA Principle 1: One Person, One Record'>VIHA CIA Principle 1: One Person, One Record</a> <small>&#8220;One Person, One Record: VIHA will create a Virtual, Electronic...</small></li>
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		<title>What does a Clinical Architect Need to Know?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been asked a question by a colleague at the regional health authority where I have been consulting. Effectively, this question boiled down to:

What should I learn to become a Clinical Architect?

This is a tricky question, especially as the job descriptions for &#8220;Clinical Architect&#8221; are so variable, if they exist in organizations at all. [...]


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<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2009/07/viha-cia-principle-2-clinical-information-is-designed-centrally-and-adopted-by-all-regional-clinical-systems-ehr-steering-committee-approves-clinical-information-design/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: VIHA CIA Principle 2: Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional clinical systems; EHR Steering Committee approves Clinical Information design.'>VIHA CIA Principle 2: Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional clinical systems; EHR Steering Committee approves Clinical Information design.</a> <small>&#8220;Clinical Information is designed centrally and adopted by all regional...</small></li>
<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2010/02/general-enterprise-architecture/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: General Enterprise Architecture'>General Enterprise Architecture</a> <small>NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall...</small></li>
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		<title>Doctor is My &#8230; Middle Name (1)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The blog has been quiet for a little while and I am glad to say with good reason &#8211; today I successfully defended my PhD dissertation:

Circle of Care Modelling: Improving Continuity of Care for End of Life Patients.

I have posted some of the findings previously and will post other components and findings in the future. [...]


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<li><a href='http://virtuallypriceless.org/blog/2009/09/the-end-of-1000-word-days/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The end of 1,000 word days'>The end of 1,000 word days</a> <small>This is a follow up to my earlier post on...</small></li>
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		<title>My Learning Objectives 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you everyone for your feedback to my previous post on learning in 2010 &#8211; both in the comments and by email (some of you were shy and preferred to give me great feedback directly).
The day after I posted the previous post, Zen Habits posted a little piece on Focus and Passion, which was timely. [...]


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		<title>What should I learn next?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I usually take time each holiday season to think about what to learn over the next year.
This year, I have decided to ask, publicly, for advice on what to learn.
I have always had personal learning activities related to work that keep stretching me. My learning program is meant to be fun and &#8211; at the [...]


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		<title>Seeing someone blossom</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A great colleague and friend is moving on to bigger and better things next week.
I was lucky enough to meet Glen when he was still an undergraduate student &#8212; he was experimenting with building prototype clinical decision support tools around the time I was receiving a grant to build a standards-based CDSS tool. He was [...]


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		<title>Clay Christensen at Mayo&#8217;s Transform 2009 Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is an interesting conference on line from Mayo. I&#8217;ve just watched Clay Christensen&#8217;s keynote on disruptive technologies and healthcare.
He spends time comparing business and healthcare and does it quite well.
An interesting piece at about 21 minutes, where he talks about non-disruptive competition leading to increased prices. He gives examples in the Boston-area and others [...]


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		<title>Project Teams Conspiring for the Common Good</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been lucky over the years to have worked with some very good and well intentioned groups.
This post, from Eight to Late relates Elinor Ostrom&#8217;s work to project management and I found it an enjoyable read.
Elinor Ostrom is the 2009 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economics for her work on how groups can effectively [...]


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		<title>Some Dangers of Scalability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I enjoyed this Joel on Software post about scalability of consultants and dangers of creating the Method (with a capital M). Using McDonalds vs the Naked Chef is a nice story.
Improvisational fit to the context of one&#8217;s work is important to making the best use of what you have.
I find that this was a nice [...]


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