Health IT wurkz

Computers don't save hospitals money (an IMO)

wvhuffel — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:27:06 GMT

Finally , we have academic, peer reviewed, evidence that just because you use Health IT does not directly equate to better care. Something that we all know but are unable to accurately prove in many cases. I saw this article in Computerworld, written...(read more)

Let’s get physical…

wvhuffel — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:13:58 GMT

Since my last post I have come to realise that I cannot really get much further with the work I am doing without a better understanding of .NET development. So, for the past several months I have been converting my java development skills (+Deplhi, C++…)...(read more)

Use of Commoditized software for Clinical Noting goes Academic!

wvhuffel — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:38:37 GMT

I write about the work we are doing with Office to allow it to deliver better healthcare (especially clinical) value a LOT. I guess it’s probably a bit of a syndrome in my case – “Microsoftalcerebritis” or some such. Some time back I wrote a paper for...(read more)

QTnT (Quick Techie-nerd-Time)

wvhuffel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 09:41:02 GMT

One of the features that help you to type faster in Microsoft word is the grammar auto correction. But, as with anything, it can be too much of a good thing. I use the acronym “EHR” a lot and one of the things that always bugs me is that word corrects...(read more)

Making more of a case for Office Word use in healthcare

wvhuffel — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:14:23 GMT

I think that there is so much we could actually do to lower the cost in deployment, implementation and uptake if we just thought about problems differently, in my case I would suggest a more commoditized mindset. Many people do not realise that inside...(read more)

HIT Doom and gloom is relative

wvhuffel — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:35:39 GMT

In my entry “Interesting Times” I commented on an article relating to a review of information on Healthcare IT implementations and how they have not been as successful as many would/did imagine. It is not all doom and gloom in this area – there are many...(read more)

Interesting Times

wvhuffel — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 05:16:25 GMT

This morning the following one caught my eye: " Bad Bet on Medical Records " with a key line: "The assumption underlying the proposed investment in health IT is that more and better clinical information will improve care and save money." The issue at...(read more)

NEW CUI version released

wvhuffel — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:42:30 GMT

Exciting news from the Microsoft NHS team; they have just released new components and Design guidance for the Common User Interface project! Rather than bore you with my commentary here is the page reference and a quick peak. the link: http://www.mscui.net/Blog/post/Whats-New-in-Microsoft-Health-CUI-(February-2009).aspx...(read more)

e-Referral Pattern: Roles and responsibilities of the actors involved

wvhuffel — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:36:38 GMT

To recap: In a previous blog post I introduced the concept of the e-Referral pattern - as an atomic structure. The most basic premise of the pattern is that there is communication between 2 parties via a channel of some sort. At either end of the channel...(read more)

LiveMesh Mobile beta is available on CTP

wvhuffel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:43:01 GMT

For some time now I have been one of the lucky few to be using the new cloud technology called LiveMesh. I will have to do an entire post sequence on the power this brings to HIT but for now let me just say that THE MOBILE CLIENT IS AVAIALBLE!!!! and...(read more)

New CUI components!!

wvhuffel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:41:00 GMT

I forgot to publish this when it happened a week or so ago - but there are new CUI features Our Patient Journey Demonstrator is now more interactive than ever! Updated with the latest Microsoft Health CUI Silverlight controls, you can now: Create a consultation...(read more)

COTS implementation of the e-Referral Pattern

wvhuffel — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:19:17 GMT

If we accept that e-Referral follows the basic atomic pattern of [trusted] producer - [unsecured] channel - [trusted] consumer then we can apply the structure to just about any platform and any transmission mechanism. In a previous post I suggested that...(read more)

Implementing e-Referral as a Pattern

wvhuffel — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:37:30 GMT

If we can accept that communication interactions within healthcare are atomically simple processes involving production and consumption of data/information between trustworthy points transmitted via un-trusted media then we can develop the most complex...(read more)

Starting the journey

wvhuffel — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:59:15 GMT

It's been an incredibly long time between postings...but I have a really good reason - I didn't know enough. I had to sot down and teach myself many things (not the least of which was how to program in C#) and ask a lot a questions of many people. Strange...(read more)

ISO/IEC DIS 29500 (Formally known as Office Open XML)

wvhuffel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT

Office Open XML file format has been approved by ISO as a standard . I had a small peripheral part in this event and am looking back at that time wondering (and sort of hoping) that we will have that sort of excitement and life in other standards discussions...(read more)