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RSNA 2009: Single Source of Truth?

This is the second installment of my discussion following attendance at the RSNA 2009 trade show event at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. The first installment discussed the faulty findings of one of the research exhibits, followed by my recommendations on how to properly construct the p-chart, a type of

HAPI Announcement: Version 1.0 Beta Released

As mentioned in a previous post, following several years of consulting in healthcare, I used HAPI (HL7 Application Programming Interface) for the first time a couple years ago as part of the solution I architected for a client network of hospitals. Since this initial adoption, the open source HL7 product

New Book Review: "The Data Model Resource Book Volume 2 (Revised Edition)"

Recently posted book review for The Data Model Resource Book Volume 2 (Revised Edition): A Library of Universal Data Models by Industry Types, by Len Silverston, John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001, reposted here: Although there are quite a few positive reviews for this series of three texts by Silverston,

Liquibase in the Enterprise: Part 2

In the first part of this discussion, database change management tool Liquibase was presented as one of the best software development tools I have used in recent years, and along with the practicality of this open source LGPL software comes several core benefits for the enterprise data architect: decreased cost,

Liquibase in the Enterprise: Part 1

One of the best software development tools I have used in recent years is Liquibase, a database change management tool sometimes referred to as a database refactoring tool, although I much prefer the former definition since use of Liquibase is not contrained to refactoring (growth of a database schema is

HAPI Announcement: Upcoming Releases

Following several years of consulting in healthcare, I used HAPI (HL7 Application Programming Interface) for the first time a couple years ago as part of the solution I architected for a client network of hospitals (more on my usage of HAPI in upcoming posts). Since this initial adoption, the open

Past Book Review (August 16, 2008): "Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises"

Past book review (i.e. posted prior to starting this blog) for Simple Architectures for Complex Enterprises, by Roger Sessions, Microsoft Press, 2008, reposted here: Effective architecture books are difficult to find. The subject is not trivial. And disagreements are prevalent in this space, even on the definition of architecture

New Book Review: "97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know"

Recently posted book review for 97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know: Collected Wisdom from the Experts, edited by Richard Monson-Haefel, O'Reilly Media, 2009, reposted here: There must be something not insignificant about the number "97", as a search for "97 things" retrieves multiple