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Thank you to My Friends at Work

In my continued learnings related to work, motivation, and change – all of which are part of this year’s learning activities, I came across this little blog post at Harvard Business Review on the importance of friends and how they impact work. Here’s the quote that struck me: Once you’re on the job, having a [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Scrum and Research

Better Projects recently posted a generic description for scrum that is not IT project specific. I have, on occasion, thought about how one can apply agile software develop methods to research projects and other non-IT projects. I have been thinking about how our groups and projects could benefit from some of the agile methods. This [...] Related posts:

My Learning Objectives 2010 Thank you everyone for your feedback to my previous post...
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Using methods vs “The Method”

I have been struggling recently between “using methods” to reach success and having to use “The Method”. As organizations grow, there seems to be a tendency to standardize on The Methods. PMOs can often come up with “The Meth”, consulting firms will sell you their Method (either through hiring their consultants or directly). The Method [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

The importance of health information

No problem, just create a new data element in the problem table for "unstable huosing - living under Main St Brige"(2) __________________________ 1. This is a popular term here in BC and likely elsewhere - a standalone EMR with few electronic connections to the outside world would be an island.

What is structured information? A colleague asked me how do I categorize structured information...
CIA Principle 4: Core Patient Information will be stored and maintained in Cerner “Core Patient Information will be stored and maintained in Cerner...
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What is structured information?

A colleague asked me how do I categorize structured information today and, as I happened to be drafting another post on the importance of standardized health information (coming soon), I thought it might be good to post a response online rather than just in an email. The question went something like this: What does discrete [...] Related posts:

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Clinical Archtect and User Centred Design

NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall post on what does a clinical architect need to know. Usability of systems in an important issue. Although it is not one that is first thought of when one thinks of architecture, which is a shame. User Centredness really should be a large part of [...] Related posts:

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Clinical Architect: Modelling Notations

NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall post on what does a clinical architect need to know. I am a fan of modelling systems to describe and reason about complex problems. Modelling systems allows you to describe an aspect of the real world as a connected whole, consider changes to the model, [...] Related posts:

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Clinical Architect: Requirements Engineering.

NOTE: This post is a follow up from the overall post on what does a clinical architect need to know. A Clinical Architect should be able to design requirements, even though that might not be a day to day activity. I prefer terms like requirements design or requirements engineering as I don’t think requirements are [...] Related posts:

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Clinical Architect and Software Lifecycles and Design Methodologies

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’ll need to participate in a process. Likely, you’ll have some influence on that process. [...] Related posts:

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Clinical Architect: General Enterprise Architecture

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 – as an organization’s Clinical Architect – is leading the decision making around how the clinical systems [...] Related posts:

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