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Since “The Dashboard” is the anointed metaphor for “Healthcare Analytics,” I decided to take a hard look at the dashboard on my 15-year-old pickup truck to see if I could learn anything about designing dashboards for healthcare. Turns out the visual design of my pickup truck’s dashboard has plenty to say. I’ll start with the good. […]
Lose weight? Move to Marfa? Get professional help for my AAD (Android App Download) habit? Yes it’s resolution time again, and along with all of the other weighty issues of life, I’m wondering if I should continue to write my occasional blog at false-dilemma.com. Does it matter? I’ve spent a lot of time with Google […]
There are lots of messages filling up my voice mailbox from folks wanting to sell me something they call ‘Analytics.’ Some tell me I need to buy a data warehouse. Others say I need dashboards. One guy insists I really need his company’s data model. I’m old, tired, and confused, so I decided to develop my own framework for […]
I am flying home from yet another “computer conference,” and this gin-and-tonic has put me in an overly reflective state of mind. For several days, I have listened to wholesome young professionals present their project case studies. Regardless of the subject, every presentation had one thing in common. By the third slide, each speaker proudly proclaimed — as […]
Learning from the Aztecs
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast.”
The dangers of starting too big
“You’re only going to be a partner with me if you want to assume risk.”
Vendor negotiation
Balancing “lively discussion” with respect
Passion for teaching — “There is such a misunderstanding about what health IT is”
Building an analytics model for academics
Clearing up misconceptions — “If you want to see big data, come here.”
The big data holy trinity
Bench to bedside
IT’s role in new hospital construction
Inspiration from the Art of War
Why IT projects fail
About UT Southwestern
Centralizing IT operations
From Perot to UT Southwestern — “I was really interested in working with the EMR.”
Keys to change management
Phased implementation vs big bang
Mapping out the next 18 months
I haven’t heard back from my witness protection plan application, but I’m going to post this blog entry anyway. “The system is dying.” This is an all-time favorite whopper whispered to naive C-suite executives when we need some money. If they ask a question, we follow up with some incomprehensible techy mumbo jumbo. It always works […]
You’ve got the right technical background. Your career has been appropriately progressive. You subscribe to the right blogs; have the right books on your desk. Next stop — the CIO’s office just under the hot water pipes. Here are some things you probably won’t hear at those golf boondoggles disguised as CIO leadership seminars. 1. Learn to Write […]
