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"all the health records were proprietary" is, as I understand it, the description of the broad status quo. There's no standard format, and many functionally-ok

"all the health records were proprietary" is, as I understand it, the description of the broad status quo. There's no standard format, and many functionally-ok versions running at thousands of different hospitals, so it's apparently nigh impossible to solve the problem. See the other comments about everyone trying this and failing... It's honestly the sort of thing where you should have a standard created by an independent group designing a standard, which is then implemented by the government (handling storage and release of records to local providers).

clairity 6y ago
> “There's no standard format, and many functionally-ok versions running at thousands of different hospitals, so it's apparently nigh impossible to solve the problem.” this is actually the perfect breeding ground for a highly serviceable solution. thousands of at-bats to solve a thorny complicated problem. the challenge is bringing that whole breadth of knowledge to bear on said standards-making process. inter-/intra-group politics often gets in the way, but that is also solvable with good leadership and trust-making processes.
- sdenton4 6y ago
  That thought process is why so many have said that it's a perfect problem to work on. https://youtu.be/Po4adxJxqZk https://youtu.be/Po4adxJxqZk