As a systems architect in a non-medical but equally complicated field, I’ve been incredulous about Obama’s plan for a “paperless” healthcare system. I agree there’s a huge *need* for such a change, but throwing $20 billion at this without a cohesive, common, open data model would be a complete waste of money.
Turns out I’m not alone in my opinion, and this guy knows a lot more about the problem than I do–he almost died from it:
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