A clear, succinct, readable intro to #FHIR for everyman from Russell Leftwich MD pulseitmagazine.com.au/australian-ehe…

Actually, a Restful #FHIR service is available thru VSAC, Jozef. cts.nlm.nih.gov/fhir/

Purell is Ok in a pinch, but soap rules! So wash when you can. vox.com/science-and-he…

Another reason to love Italy - especially in the time of #COVID19. smartertravel.com/how-italians-a…

So. It turns out we’ve been spending money on the wrong things. Global military expenditure is US$1.8 trillion per year. Now where’s that PPE we need to keep #COVID19 at bay? Trillion means 12 zeros. #HealthcareNotWarfare #GlobalCeasefire #coronavirus #pandemic

If you care about improving global health, especially during these trying times, you really need to join us at #FHIRDevdays

FHIR Distribution Map healthintersections.com.au/?p=3046

A perfect analogy for what FHIR can do for interoperability in healthcare: The interstate highway system: a model for investing in U.S. health care statnews.com/2020/09/10/int… via STAT

Weekend therapy after a long week.

The passing of Bernie Madoff reminds me of Donald Trump’s desire to be added to Mount Rushmore. I think he deserves a separate, huger monument, along with other kindred spirits like Madoff and Charles Ponzi, built on a heaping landfill in Florida. Who else should be added?

1/ I really appreciated Eric Topol's guest essay in the The New York Times: nytimes.com/2021/07/01/opi… I agree with much of this, but a few thoughts...

Groovin on a Friday afternoon after a long, hard week: sbne.ws/r/HrVJ

The Seven Social Sins are: 1️⃣Wealth without work. 2️⃣Pleasure without conscience. 3️⃣Knowledge without character. 4️⃣Commerce without morality. 5️⃣Science without humanity. 6️⃣Worship without sacrifice. 7️⃣Politics without principle. From a sermon by Frederick Lewis Donaldson, 1925

Security Vulnerabilities in FHIR implementations healthintersections.com.au/?p=3068

My favorite Cheese Advocate's book is now available - informative, bawdy, and delectable! -- proud Dad.

On KP duty, peeling spuds, when I came across this guy. Felt he deserves better than denuding for #Christmas

I feel better about inflation now.

Excellent explainer to a Developer of what #FHIR is and is not, by Lloyd -- linkedin.com/posts/vadimper…

Stockholm is living 100 years in the future

Yup, that's the way it goes. "If You Give a Mouse a Routine Checkup" newyorker.com/humor/daily-sh… via The New Yorker