RE: Interesting Govt. Health IT Writeup on Web 3.0 (Semantic Web) and Health IT

 

That's not too different from what most have been seeking for over a decade, and
what we and others are attempting to offer- the question is whether it can be
delivered, and if so by whom. A lot of organizations attempted same previously,
finding that they only increased and transferred costs as nothing was replaced,
and very few have found much flexibility yet in the entire IT world. It isn't
clear to me yet how ontologies achieve those goals- in fact much like XML I see
the potential for costs skyrocketing and if one is not careful- an extension of
the old extortion game in ESW.

 

[VK] I think the fundamental shift in this regard comes from carving out
portions of the application/business logic space and replacing them with
declarative constructs. For instance, decision support logic which

was hitherto viewed as software code written in java is now viewed as
declarative "content" that is externalized from the software. This is what
enables more efficient change management. The promise of semantic

technologies lies in coming up with specifications and tools to represent and
reason with this "content" decoupled from software development and deployment.
One reason, the value was nor realized earlier is

that an attempt was made to get software re-use and change.... Which is very
difficult to achieve...

 

In contrast, value is being sought in the context of information retrieval,
search, integration, etc. where the value exists but is difficult to articulate.
The change management value proposition is easier to see and articulate.
Besides, rule engines are currently deployed in quite a few verticals and are
already delivering value.

 

I certainly do see substantial potential in flexibility and change management in
this general area, and any organization with influence who embraces those goals
will have a positive impact throughout the ecosystem and beyond. Good to see
that organizational differentiation is finally becoming a priority, if reports
are true. The way we were headed previously was IT enabled if-not-required
universal mediocrity. 

 

[VK] I think the above is a key point. SW technologies are not universally
applicable and have to be targeted to the appropriate use case to achieve the
value proposition.

 

Cheers,

 

---Vipul 

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	From: Kashyap, Vipul <mailto:VKASHYAP1@PARTNERS.ORG>  

	To: Mark Montgomery <mailto:markm@kyield.com>  ;
public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org 

	Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 12:51 PM

	Subject: RE: Interesting Govt. Health IT Writeup on Web 3.0 (Semantic
Web) and Health IT

	 

	Mark,

	 

	It's interesting to see that even the traditionally risk averse
healthcare IT types are looking at Semantic Web technologies.

	 

	The key issue is that in the enterprise context, the value proposition
is very different ... For instance, we are looking at

	flexibility, maintenance, change management and cost reduction.

	 

	Cheers,

	 

	---Vipul

	 

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	Vipul Kashyap, Ph.D.

	Senior Medical Informatician

	Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners HealthCare System

	Phone: (781)416-9254

	Cell: (617)943-7120

	http://www.partners.org/cird/AboutUs.asp?cBox=Staff&stAb=vik

	 

	To keep up you need the right answers; to get ahead you need the right
questions

	---John Browning and Spencer Reiss, Wired 6.04.95

	
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	From: Mark Montgomery [mailto:markm@kyield.com] 
	Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:45 PM
	To: Kashyap, Vipul; public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org
	Subject: Re: Interesting Govt. Health IT Writeup on Web 3.0 (Semantic
Web) and Health IT

	 

	No doubt a great many people will be watching to see how well the early
adopting orgs' web 3.0/SW efforts go, particularly in health management.

	 

	Interesting discussion and differing perspectives on risk aversion and
embracing of innovation in large organizations:

	 

	 

	++ Square Off: Most CIOs Deliver Business Value, Even If Housekeeping Is
A Bear
	Toromont Industries CIO Mike Cuddy doesn't buy the claim that IT 
	departments aren't generating new ideas. 
	informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201002312
	
	++ Square Off: IT Leaders Know Innovation Matters, They Just Can't 
	Execute
	Gartner analyst Stephen Prentice says IT leaders are getting too bogged 
	down in me-too decision making at the expense of true innovation. 
	informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201002311

	 

	Mark Montgomery
	CEO, Kyield
	http://www.kyield.com <http://www.kyield.com/> 
	Managing Partner 
	Initium Venture Capital
	http://www.initiumcapital.com <http://www.initiumcapital.com/> 

		----- Original Message ----- 

		From: Kashyap, Vipul <mailto:VKASHYAP1@PARTNERS.ORG>  

		To: public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org 

		Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 9:08 AM

		Subject: Interesting Govt. Health IT Writeup on Web 3.0
(Semantic Web) and Health IT

		 

		http://www.govhealthit.com/article103153-07-16-07-Print 

		 

		=======================================

		Vipul Kashyap, Ph.D.

		Senior Medical Informatician

		Clinical Informatics R&D, Partners HealthCare System

		Phone: (781)416-9254

		Cell: (617)943-7120

		http://www.partners.org/cird/AboutUs.asp?cBox=Staff&stAb=vik

		 

		To keep up you need the right answers; to get ahead you need the
right questions

		---John Browning and Spencer Reiss, Wired 6.04.95

		 

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