#1. Computers Will Do Anything You Program Them To Do

The constraint of any computerized information system is that of the humans, not of the computers. Computers are merely the tools of humans, not visa-versa. Therefore, we must deduct that to design a world-classed healthcare informatics system to best serve the needs of healthcare (and thereby, humanity) we must first study the constraints of the humans, not the constraints of the computers.

All logic can be programmed into a computer; "it will never work" is not possible. However, the humans who program logic into computers must first have the logic that renders a logical system. Therefore, the first objective to creating a logical healthcare information management system is to provide accurate guidelines to those who design and develop these systems.

If a systematic method to accurately study that which renders logical guidelines for healthcare informatics systems is to be established—we need to setup the study, and that which renders guidelines for healthcare informatics systems is the study of the humans involved with the system; we need only rudimentary knowledge of computers.

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The purpose of this blog is to present a forum to exchange information regarding the design and development of a science-based, user-centered healthcare informatics system that is free from political constraints. This blog is to share information for the betterment of healthcare informatics, to cross-pollinate ideas, and to establish a forum of willing participants to create an information structure to serve humanity, to better the healthcare environment, and to advance the human experience in general.

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