John Williams wrote:
>
> In article <[log in to unmask]>, Peter Johnson
> <[log in to unmask]> writes
> Is there not a core of 'informatics' type problems that is largely
> independent of the technology? Surely we should be using the various
> tech. tools that become available appropriately to help solve these
> problems, and also build on the lessons we have learned or are currently
> learning. As a clinician user rather than a technician or an academic
> informatician I believe that Peter's comments about 'task independent
> knowledge' are highly relevant.
I agree with this - as clinicians we should concentrate on the messages
we want to
send & let the technologists do the rest. New technologies bring new
solutions
& new problems - keeping the technologists in work forever! We have to
agree
what functionality we need today and demand the flexibility for what we
may want
tomorrow.
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