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July 13, 2005

Work, work, work.

My second tour of duty at MSC continues to provide plenty of work. It's a good thing, really. I still feel like the team here can make things happen. Good things for the company and great things for our customers.

When I told friends and family that I was leaving my (safe and comfortable) job for a (risky and challenging) job at a startup, you could detect a momentary lapse -- an instant between them hearing the news and putting on their congratulatory smile -- where you could see the question in their eyes; What the hell are you thinking?

Beyond the personal need to move on from a job that was stagnant and conflicting with my own goals, I believe in what Medsphere is attempting to do. While we may not yet be firing on all cylinders, I believe we are doing good and important work.

Now, for the folks that have no idea what it is we do: We develop and enhance an existing, highly acclaimed, Hospital Information System called VistA. This system was developed over the last 25+ years at the US Department of Veteran Affairs. It powers the largest healthcare network in the US. We also assist smaller hospitals with deployments and training of this sytem -- hospitals that could not easily afford the commercially offered HIS systems. There have been a lot of articles praising this system and the VA itself, here are a couple recent stories that help explain what this system can do for healthcare providers and why I feel strongly about what we are trying to do:

The Best Care Anywhere (Washington Monthly, Jan/Feb 2005)

Miltary Might (US News and World Report, July 2005

Posted by ben at July 13, 2005 07:30 PM


« Notable URLs on 2005-07-12 \| Main \| Notable URLs on 2005-07-13 » July 13, 2005 Work, work, work. My second tour of duty at MSC continues to provide plenty of work. It's a good thing, really. I still feel like the team here can make things happen. Good things for the company and great things for our customers. When I told friends and family that I was leaving my (safe and comfortable) job for a (risky and challenging) job at a startup, you could detect a momentary lapse -- an instant between them hearing the news and putting on their congratulatory smile -- where you could see the question in their eyes; What the hell are you thinking? Beyond the personal need to move on from a job that was stagnant and conflicting with my own goals, I believe in what Medsphere is attempting to do. While we may not yet be firing on all cylinders, I believe we are doing good and important work. Now, for the folks that have no idea what it is we do: We develop and enhance an existing, highly acclaimed, Hospital Information System called VistA. This system was developed over the last 25+ years at the US Department of Veteran Affairs. It powers the largest healthcare network in the US. We also assist smaller hospitals with deployments and training of this sytem -- hospitals that could not easily afford the commercially offered HIS systems. There have been a lot of articles praising this system and the VA itself, here are a couple recent stories that help explain what this system can do for healthcare providers and why I feel strongly about what we are trying to do: The Best Care Anywhere (Washington Monthly, Jan/Feb 2005) Miltary Might (US News and World Report, July 2005 Posted by ben at July 13, 2005 07:30 PM		Bookmarks Ben's Resume Ben's Lists Mehling Photo Album Flickr Photo Album Recently Archived Cozumal and Playa Palancar Akumal Desperately Seeking Lodging See you in nine days Sian Ka'an Coba Ruins Tulum Ruins Finally! Background Micro Credit Archives August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 Etc. Search: