Comments on: News 5/28/08 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Tue, 22 May 2012 01:22:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: John http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/comment-page-1/#comment-1179 John Thu, 29 May 2008 20:25:58 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/#comment-1179 We were all fleeced TPD, at least those of us who pay US taxes. You are absolutely right about the repeating of those words. Geez, you'd think that they could at least provide some original prose/wording for that kind of moola. Guess it is a case of "good enough for government work" Now if only I could figure out how to tap that gravy train... We were all fleeced TPD, at least those of us who pay US taxes. You are absolutely right about the repeating of those words. Geez, you’d think that they could at least provide some original prose/wording for that kind of moola.

Guess it is a case of “good enough for government work”

Now if only I could figure out how to tap that gravy train…

]]> By: The PACS Designer http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/comment-page-1/#comment-1178 The PACS Designer Wed, 28 May 2008 23:01:17 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/#comment-1178 TPD really feels fleeced after counting the important 123 words at a cost of $4,065/word after deducting "An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that" in the count since it appears in EMR, EHR and PHR. TPD really feels fleeced after counting the important 123 words at a cost of $4,065/word after deducting “An electronic record of health-related information on an individual that” in the count since it appears in EMR, EHR and PHR.

]]> By: John http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/comment-page-1/#comment-1177 John Wed, 28 May 2008 13:43:29 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2008/05/27/news-52808/#comment-1177 Yes, $500K later (or $83K per acronym) we finally have definitions for those six acronyms that were completely tying up the market and hindering adoption. Now if you truly believe that adoption was limited by confusion over these acronyms rather than just plain crappy software and poorly thought-out installs, well I have this nifty bridge in Brooklyn I'll let you have on the cheap. BTW, I had resurrected Senator Proxmire's Golden Fleece Award, bestowing it on this little acronym exercise/boondoggle. I believe it was well deserving of the award. Yes, $500K later (or $83K per acronym) we finally have definitions for those six acronyms that were completely tying up the market and hindering adoption. Now if you truly believe that adoption was limited by confusion over these acronyms rather than just plain crappy software and poorly thought-out installs, well I have this nifty bridge in Brooklyn I’ll let you have on the cheap.

BTW, I had resurrected Senator Proxmire’s Golden Fleece Award, bestowing it on this little acronym exercise/boondoggle. I believe it was well deserving of the award.

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