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RSNA 2010: Quality Improvement? - MRI Wait Time

This past Sunday I had the opportunity to spend the day at the RSNA 2010 trade show event at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. Following my attendance at RSNA 2009, I posted some observations that I made about a p-chart (a type of statistical quality control chart) on display at

New Book Review: "Information Systems Transformation"

Recently posted book review for Information Systems Transformation: Architecture-Driven Modernization Case Studies, by William M. Ulrich and Philip Newcomb, Morgan Kaufmann, 2010, reposted here: Since the marketplace is largely absent of texts discussing the modernization of software systems architecture, this reviewer did not know what to expect from authors William

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 Released

As a follow-up to my recent post, the release of HAPI 1.0 was announced via email yesterday afternoon: HAPI 1.0 is released! After a fairly long beta period, I'm excited to announce that HAPI has finally reached 1.0. Download it here! This release packs in

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

RSNA 2009: Quality Improvement?

Two months ago today, I had the opportunity to spend the morning and afternoon at the RSNA 2009 trade show event at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. December and January have been busy and quite eventful months at my current client, and so I have not had much time to

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