Iron law of oligarchy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_law_of_oligarchy
> > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:19:29 +0100 > From: thomas.beale at oceaninformatics.com > To: openehr-technical at openehr.org > Subject: Re: Articles on Healthcare, Complexity, Change, Process, IT and > the role of openEHR etc > > > Hi Derek, > > it is very simple. Not being an official standard has been a real problem > for government agencies, obsessed with official standards. > > - thomas beale > > > On 22/10/2010 17:12, Derek Meyer wrote: > > Tony, > > This is very impressive piece of work. Every since I first came across > openEHR I have intuitively felt that it is closer to the 'solution' than > more static attempts at standardization. So why is progress so slow? I've > appplied some lateral thinking to this, and come up with what many people on > this list may (at best) think contrarian - but at the risk of being > flamed.... > > The Case for NPfIT 2.0 www.nationalhealthexecutive.com page 52-53. > > (I'll go get my hard hat now...) > > Best wishes, > > Derek. > > On 22/10/10, *"Shannon Tony (Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust)" * > <tony.shannon at nhs.net> <tony.shannon at nhs.net> wrote: > > Late last year I said I would work on some material to help explain openEHR > in the wider context of healthcare change during 2010. > > It has taken me longer that I originally planned but I've recently shared > some articles online towards that end. > http://frectal.com/book/ > > The articles explore issues such as > Healthcare under pressure, > Complexity of healthcare+management+IT, > Change and the elements within > Aligning process improvement efforts with IT > > In the final articles I explore healthcare change going forward, the need > for better IT and particularly why I believe openEHR has the potential to > tackle the complexity and diversity of healthcare.. > http://frectal.com/book/healthcare-change-the-way-forward/ > > http://frectal.com/book/healthcare-change-the-way-forward/healthcare-openehr%e2%80%99s-potential-to-handle-complexity-diversity/ > > In the spirit of evolutionary change, they are up in draft form for now, so > comments on any article are welcome.. > > Hope you find it of some interest/value in explaining openEHR's place in > the wider world. > Please feel free to share.. > > Kind regards > > Tony > > Dr Tony Shannon > Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals > Clinical Lead for Informatics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals > Chair, Clinical Review Board, openEHR Foundation > tony.shannon at nhs.net > +44.789.988.5068 > > > ******************************************************************************************************************** > > This message may contain confidential information. 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