Author Archives: John

About John

Interested in how information intersects daily life, technology, and art. Digital Marketing - marketing ROI in healthcare Collaboration - working in social and collaborative media. Biomedical Informaticist - focusing on patient/patient, patient/provider communication.

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Posted on August 4, 2008 by John

I’ve finished up my course work at Oregon Health and Sciences University and now am an official Biomedical Informaticist! It is quite a program.  While I had researched BMI by myself for about a year prior to applying to OHSU, … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Medical Informatics | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Collaboration / Community, Medical Informatics | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in Medical Informatics | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Collaboration / Community, Medical Informatics | 1 Comment

Clinicians Vs Information Technologists

Posted on June 19, 2008 by John

What accounts for I.T. implementation failure in the healthcare setting?  Why do clinicians and information technologists seem to talk pass each other?  In this short paper, I explore how these groups make up separate cultures and how these cultures come … Continue reading →

Posted in Collaboration / Community, Medical Informatics | 4 Comments