Someone Beat Me To It!

At the beginning of the month I told my boss I need to write an article for the Respiratory Care about the need for informaticists specific to respiratory care. We need people with an IT background as well as a deep understanding of respiratory devices, modalities, and clinical terminology.

And then I get the April 2008 copy, with an article titled "Respiratory Care Informatics and the Practice of Respiratory Care" (Constance C Mussa, MSc, RRT). She is calling for respiratory care to focus on it's informatics needs, and to begin by developing our taxonomy and ontology.

Good idea! I wish I had thunk it!