Health IT

A prominent phrase that we hear in interoperability is that of Semantic Interoperability. It is gathering credence in the guise of the semantic web and it is certainly opt quoted in relation to health IT and health standardisations. And why wouldn't it; complex information concepts, a wide variety of solution providers and system architectures, much toted benefits. But what is it? And is it true? See http://wildfauve.blogspot.com/2010/03/semantic-interoperability.html for a veiw on the idea of semantic interoperability in health.

I’ve only been wondering around the health IT space for a few years.  Like almost everyone on the planet I’ve spent a bit of time on the UK national program.  With that experience I wonder whether the current direction of travel in health IT isn’t a little bit of a rat-hole.