In my previous post, I described the two kinds of data that I think I see in most, if not all, applications. The two kinds are the “state reflecting record” (SRR) and the “transformation additive series” (TAS). Cumbersome names, I admit, but if you have a better idea, let’s hear it. A medical record, be [...]

In my neverending quest to straighten out the electronic healthcare record, I have to introduce a view on data that is essential if I’ll be able to explain what’s wrong with the current model and how it should be fixed. As always when we’re in a mess with the design of systems, we climb the [...]