Late last year I said I would work on some material to help explain openEHR in the wider context of healthcare change during 2010.
It has taken me longer that I originally planned but I've recently shared some articles online towards that end.
http://frectal.com/book/
The articles explore issues such as
Healthcare under pressure,
Complexity of healthcare+management+IT,
Change and the elements within
Aligning process improvement efforts with IT
In the final articles I explore healthcare change going forward, the need for better IT and particularly why I believe openEHR has the potential to tackle the complexity and diversity of healthcare..
http://frectal.com/book/healthcare-change-the-way-forward/
http://frectal.com/book/healthcare-change-the-way-forward/healthcare-openehr’s-potential-to-handle-complexity-diversity/
In the spirit of evolutionary change, they are up in draft form for now, so comments on any article are welcome..
Hope you find it of some interest/value in explaining openEHR's place in the wider world.
Please feel free to share..
Kind regards
Tony
Dr Tony Shannon
Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Clinical Lead for Informatics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Chair, Clinical Review Board, openEHR Foundation
tony.shannon@nhs.net
+44.789.988.5068