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I think that the definition of Healthcare IT (Or Healthcare IS, HIS, HCIS, etc.) is inclusive of all provider types, so wether you're a doc in a box, Dr. 90210, the nursing home down the street, a large Academic medical center, the community hospital, critical access, the St. Paul Island (AK) clinic, or a home health agency, you'll want to come here for your answer. For the record, I'm a hospital IT guy. – rsimplicio Jun 24 '10 at 0:08

Where to find a TLA glossary would be a good question, actually. There are plenty out there...question added! – SturdyErde Jul 31 '10 at 13:15

Note, since a lot of people committed awhile ago, it helps our commitment score if people were to recommit to the proposal. – Steve Wranovsky Jun 7 '11 at 20:27

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added by Dave Deaven Jun 29 '10 at 11:11

I have exhausted my votes ...but I feel its a great on-topic example – Saravana Rajan Jul 1 '10 at 13:35

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added by Josaph Jun 30 '10 at 16:45

closed as off topic by Brian, sgeek, Palmin, William, Laurie T Jul 11 '10 at 0:23

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by Newtopian, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:12

	@Newtopian:What is OBX? Obesity, Susceptibility to, X-Linked? – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:15
	OBX == Outerbanks in NC as well – warren Jul 27 '10 at 17:32

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added by pramodc84, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 24 '10 at 10:39

I would vote "great on-topic example" if this question simply read "how can IT reduce medical expenses." Primary care providers and hospitals need to be able to manage difficult expenses before they can pass savings on to patients. – SturdyErde Jul 31 '10 at 13:10

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added by warren Jul 26 '10 at 20:06

	similar to area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/6433/…, but with a different focus – warren Jul 26 '10 at 20:06
	This question is too vague, and perhaps vacuous. – stack Jul 29 '10 at 23:14
	@stack - why would this be "vacuous"? The title may be a little vague, but it's one asked in a variety of other contexts as well - do developers really care about PCI or FISMA compliance? Does the act of developing require knowledge of the standards to which the code will be subjected? I don't know if it does or not, hence the inquiry. – warren Jul 30 '10 at 12:53
	It is a given that the act of developing requires such regulatory knowledge. But the question, as phrased, roughly boils down to a question on the merits of including the coders in design and testing discussions. Indeed, you seem to admit that the question is fairly general. Here's how I'd answer this: "If the PM gives the developer a requirement, then it's important to the developer. If the tester tells the developer he/she didn't meet a requirement, then it's important to the developer." This is a fairly high-level management question. – stack Jul 30 '10 at 13:48
	@stack - yes, if the requirement is given to the dev, it's important to them: the question is whether or not they need to know from where the requirement has come - hence asking the way I did :) – warren Jul 30 '10 at 15:09

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added by rlb.usa, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:29

closed as off topic by tschaible, Bob Nadler, Bakha Nurzhanov, user6504, Todd Talcott Jun 26 '10 at 13:09

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

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added by rlb.usa, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 20:26

closed as off topic by Saravana Rajan, user7227, Dave Deaven, Josaph, Brian Jun 30 '10 at 21:27

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Why is this question off topic? Just asking. – Dog Ears Jul 29 '10 at 17:12

This question risks promoting subjective answers and flame wars from people who are passionate about their language. – SturdyErde Jul 31 '10 at 13:05

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added by Saravana Rajan, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:19

From a healthcare vendor perspective, trying to come up with some product planning ideas, I think this would be a useful question to ask to really see how important IHE adoption is in products and how widely it is used in the industry. – Steve Wranovsky Aug 13 '10 at 18:57

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added by Clay Jul 15 '10 at 12:56

(EMR: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_medical_record) – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:11

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added by Saravana Rajan, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:21

The question is interesting, but more philosophical in nature. – Clay Jul 15 '10 at 13:03

I think its a good off-topic question, also. Interoperability, specifically in the use of DICOM and HL7 is an issue, and this question would be a good way to educate both vendors and providers on the issues involved. – Steve Wranovsky Aug 13 '10 at 18:58

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added by Saravana Rajan, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:22

	(KLAS ratings: klasresearch.com/About/Company.aspx) – WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 21 '10 at 22:19
	Off-topic: the goal of this site is to promote straight questions and answers, not necessarily to discuss subjective viewpoints. – SturdyErde Jul 31 '10 at 13:08
	If we are to have Healthcare IT providers participating, KLAS is an important tool that they potentially could use in purchasing decisions. Knowing what other's opinions of KLAS are would be helpful to a provider. – Steve Wranovsky Aug 13 '10 at 18:56

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added by mickeyf, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Aug 12 '10 at 14:34

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added by Saravana Rajan Jul 6 '10 at 10:08

I think if the question could focus in a specific area, ie, hl7 integration, etc., it would be better. – Steve Wranovsky Jul 26 '10 at 18:53

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added by Wikis Jul 14 '10 at 19:47

closed as off topic by Clay, Seth Spearman, stack, SqlACID, SturdyErde Jul 31 '10 at 13:06

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Intended to be off topic. And fun. =:-) – Wikis Jul 14 '10 at 19:47

2 "not a good example" votes so far. Would either or both of the voters be kind enough to explain the reason? Thanks. – Wikis Jul 24 '10 at 18:02

I didn't (and won't) vote, but I'm guessing their rationale falls somewhere along the lines of "you could try a little harder, eh?" Anyone could come in and drop five "what's two plus five?"-type questions with little effort, but it doesn't really contribute to the overarching goal of defining the site's long-term direction. – stack Jul 29 '10 at 23:16

@stack - thanks for the reply. My reason for posting this question was to show that, although the subject includes healthcare, you don't want people asking personal health issues. And I just phrased it in an amusing way (at least, I thought so). So I don't agree that there was little effort - this was introduced to define the boundary with an off-topic example. – Wikis Jul 30 '10 at 7:15

Well, I'm certainly satisfied that your heart is in the right place. I'll give you the "off-topic" vote. – stack Jul 30 '10 at 13:40

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