Monthly Archives: July 2008

Healthcare systems not as machines but living organisms.

Posted on July 28, 2008 by John

(Analyzing Healthcare as a Complex Adaptive System (CAS) One of my fellow students at OHSU turned me on to CAS, and I’ve been researching it in my spare time. It really strikes a cord with me, and I am curious … Continue reading →

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What is a Medical Informaticist?

Posted on July 25, 2008 by John

I often get this question, along with blank stares, when telling people what I am studying.  Some of the blankest looks come from those in the medical profession.  Here’s my 30 second elevator speech: Medical Informatics is the study of … Continue reading →

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Identifying Health Experts in Online Forums

Posted on July 2, 2008 by John

For those of you interested in reputation management systems, I wrote an overview for Dr. Hersh’s Information Retrieval course as part of my Biomedical Informatics Graduate Certificate.  I think it turned out well- here’s the abstract:   As more people … Continue reading →

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