Explorations in the Design and Implementation of Clinical Information Systems
Well, it’s official–to borrow a phrase– it’s startup or bust. The next eight months have been set aside for software development and blogging. During this time, the goal is to build a prototype web application that can be tested with potential customers. This means that NTM will not be accepting any consulting clients for a [...]
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As you know, I am on an object-oriented programming (OOP) quest. Most programming languages, and all of the most popular ones, provide object-oriented features. The move to objects in mainstream languages (Smalltalk has never been mainstream) started with C++ (1983) and picked up steam when Java was introduced in 1995. Once Microsoft joined in with [...]
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As I mentioned in the last post, I am making good progress toward learning object-oriented development methods. During the holiday break, I created a small web project to test my understanding so far. The results were encouraging, convincing me to promote my programming activities from a hobby to a real business pursuit. Likewise, mastering the [...]
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Welcome back! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season. Things have certainly gone well for me. I had hoped to spend a week or so planning the next iteration of EHR Science and performing backend maintenance. Well, I managed to do a lot more! Downtime always gets my creative juices flowing, and the last [...]
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Three months ago when I started this blog, I did so hoping to connect with others who were passionate about software development and health information technology. Now, 30 posts later, that is exactly what has happened! I am encouraged by the response I have received, and would like to thank all of you for your [...]
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I recently received some exciting news–BYTE magazine is back as BYTE.com. Even my favorite column from the print version, Jerry Pournelle’s ”The View from Chaos Manor,” made it into the new online version. I bought my first copy from a newsstand sometime in 1982, and like many computer geeks, I mourned the loss of the [...]
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I am taking up programming again. Aside from trying out a few IDEs, it has been nearly seven years since I last did any real programming. I have done data modeling and some database work, but very little programming. More than anything else, I am excited about learning new languages. Programming has always been a [...]
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Welcome to EHR Science! I have been looking forward to launching this blog for about a year. My eagerness to start blogging is not due to an urgent need to share my opinions, but more so because I hope to connect with others who are drawn to the exciting challenges that have arisen at the [...]
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The EHR Science Blog presents the musings of Jerome H. Carter, MD, CEO of NTM Informatics, Inc. He is also the editor of Electronic Health Records, Second Edition, published by the American College of Physicians.
Posts on this blog are the personal views of Dr. Carter and do not reflect the official policies or positions of the American College of Physicians.