Making the case for HL7

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Making the casefor HL7
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DisclaimerThis presentation is not about the
technical and fiscal details surrounding HL7.
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All of the most nuanced elements can be found
on the HL7 website
see www.hl7.org
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This presentation is really about whyall of us
careabout a healthier world.
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- Benjamin Disraeli
How much easier it is to be critical than to be
correct.
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HL7 is...
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People
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almost all volunteers
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thousands of them,all around the world.
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HL7 is...
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Ideas
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some reallyinnovative ones.
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HL7 is...
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Collaboration
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withtechnology developers,advocacy
organizations,and caregivers,
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withacademic centers,standards
developers,andpublic health agencies,
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withbig Pharmaand little Biotech,
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and evenwith Government.
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• If the Federal Government were put in charge of
  the Sahara Desert, in five years we would run out
  of sand.
• Milton Friedman
  Economist Nobel Laureate

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HL7 doesn't providepatient care.
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We make caringfor patientssafer.
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HL7 doesn'twrite software.
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We make writing software more intuitive.
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HL7 doesn'tdo clinical research.
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We makedoing clinical researchmore effective.
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Ashleigh Brilliant English Author
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first,
and call whatever you hit the target.
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HL7 doesn'tpay for healthcare.
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We make paying for healthcareless costly.
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At HL7,there are some innovationsjust worth
talking about.
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Change Management is about taking chances
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greenCDA
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Catherine Aird English Novelist
If you can't be a good example, then you'll just
have to serve as a horrible warning.
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Fresh Start
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Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting tomatoes in a
fruit salad.
Peter Kay
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A new International Business Model
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If you care too,please drop me a
note.cjaffe_at_hl7.orgThanks.
Charles Jaffe, MD, PhD, CEO HL7 International