tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78117899980268602212024-03-20T16:59:15.698-04:00The American College of Medical InformatimusicologyDedicated to musical expression of health information, particularly concepts related to medical informatics and health information technology.
Those interested in becoming Members or Fellows of the College are encouraged to apply by clicking on "Membership Application" on the right. Professional credentials are a plus, but are not required.Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-36789878344038534782018-10-27T16:12:00.002-04:002018-10-27T16:16:13.798-04:00Medical Informatimukulelogical Offerings from CT Lin<span style="font-family: inherit;">Esteemed ACMImimi Fellow, CT Lin, MD, FACP, FACMImimi shared several ukulele-infused informatimusicological offerings for your listening pleasure: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">We're physician builders, my friends..</span></div>
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<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://ctlin.blog/2018/08/28/we-are-physician-builders-ukulele-ehr-parody/&source=gmail&ust=1540757127802000&usg=AFQjCNEFjeIa2idwghVUUMCCHlTCUtEHSg" href="https://ctlin.blog/2018/08/28/we-are-physician-builders-ukulele-ehr-parody/" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://ctlin.blog/2018/08/28/<wbr></wbr>we-are-physician-builders-<wbr></wbr>ukulele-ehr-parody/</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Everyone knows its Becky (description of practice transformation to add more MA's to the clinic)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Dear Burned-out Colleague: (to a Hamilton song)</span></div>
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-89213025754980247692018-05-08T16:49:00.000-04:002018-05-08T16:49:21.018-04:00ACMImimi Fellows in the News - May 2018The growing cohort of Fellows of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology, who proudly add FACMImimi to their list of credentials, continue to demonstrate eminence in the field. Two recent examples:<br />
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Dr. Francis Collins, MD, PhD, FACMImimi (Fellow #29, inducted 12 April 2012) celebrated our federal HHS workforce in song: "It Takes You, HHS"<br />
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Dr. CT Lin, MD, FACP, FACMImimi (Fellow #114, inducted 4 December 2017) heralded the launch of a new ePrescribing for Controlled Substances platform at his hospital where he is CMIO. <a href="https://ctlin.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/epcs-morphine-ukulele-video/" target="_blank">He blogged about the song</a>.<br />
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Okay, this isn't strictly Medical Informatimusicology, but as President and Founder of The College, I can pretty much post shameless self-promotions as I see fit. Anyone who thinks otherwise can start their own College...<br />
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If you've spoken to me about creativity sometime over the last eight years or so, you may have heard me mention this "play with music" I've been noodling on since 2009 (or since I was born, depending on how you count). After lots of dreaming, but not a lot of action, it's finally becoming a real thing. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday, January 20<sup>th</sup>, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Here are links about the show:<o:p></o:p></div>
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Facebook calendar event: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/540408152977129/">https://www.facebook.com/events/540408152977129/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Brown Paper Tickets: <a href="https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3184030">https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3184030</a> All of the proceeds are going to The UUCC Minister’s fund, which helps needy folks in Howard County with things like food, rent, transportation, medical needs, etc.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Short background: In 2009, I was asked by a neighbor to write the music for a musical being put on by <a href="http://art-stream.org/" target="_blank">Art Stream</a>, an inclusive theater troupe that includes adults with various disabilities – Down’s Syndrome, autism, etc. They put on two original shows every year and rehearse year round, but wanted to try a musical for the first time. I ended up being in the show, "<a href="http://www.art-stream.org/gaithersburg-inclusive-in-the-gazette/" target="_blank">It's a Wonderful Pie</a>", playing an itinerant musician who played guitar on stage for the songs in the show. It struck me odd that this homeless-looking guy had such a beautiful Taylor guitar. I thought about the backstory of the character and how he came to have such an amazing instrument. The notion festered for a while and I finally wrote the script about five years ago, tweaking it occasionally, but never having a plan about how to turn it into something real – it was always a “someday when I have more time” sort of thing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then last winter, my neighborhood business book club was reading <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/ONE-Thing-Surprisingly-Extraordinary-Results/dp/B00FPVS27W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1512482154&sr=8-2&keywords=the+one+thing+book"><span style="font-style: normal;">The One Thing</span></a></i>: a book about the myth of multitasking but also about finding the efforts that you’re passionate about but that need a plan to be fully realized. We went around the room talking about that “one thing” that was in us but wasn’t getting out. I talked about this play. Right there, the group made it their mission to cajole me into making it happen. They insisted that I set a date to perform it – for them. Last August, I did a workshop version of the play in my home for about a dozen people from the book club and the neighborhood – complete with a lightning storm and other effects. It was far from perfect, but was good enough to show that it had some legs. Some members of my Unitarian congregation in Columbia saw it too and they asked me to do a full two-act production of the show there – tickets and all. We eventually set a date for this January.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There is never a good time to do an extracurricular project like this. I’ve tried to give myself enough of a runway to memorize the 55 minutes of monologue that go with the dozen original songs in the show I’ve written over the last 20 years. Memorizing lines in my 50s is a very different experience from doing it in my youth! But it’s coming together and I expect that this show will be good enough not to be embarrassing, though I don’t expect any agents to come calling about the national tour…<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you want to see a "commercial" for the show, you can get a little taste here:</div>
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I will post more about the show on my <a href="https://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com/search/label/RainsongPlay" target="_blank">personal blog</a>.</div>
Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-86628783416338527972017-10-12T16:45:00.000-04:002017-10-12T16:45:13.302-04:00digituRN<div style="text-align: center;">
The American College of Medical Informatimusicology </div>
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is pleased to present the World Premiere of </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>digituRN</b></span></div>
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dig·i·tuRN \'dij·i·tərn\ tr verb:<br />
to transform the nursing profession<br />
through the application of informatics<br />
and digital innovation.<br />
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Written, performed, produced and edited by Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi<br />
President and Founder of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology.<br />
<a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/">www.ACMImimi.org</a><br />
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Commissioned by the <a href="http://www.usi.edu/health" target="_blank">Southern Indiana University College of Nursing and Health Professions</a> for the <a href="http://www.usi.edu/media/5606498/p17-119853-health-informatics-brochureweb-rev.pdf" target="_blank">4th Annual Health Informatics Tri-State Summit</a>.<br />
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The healing touch<br />
Words of compassion<br />
An understanding ear<br />
It all seems so old fashioned<br />
The rules are changing as we<br />
Jump into this digital game<br />
(We're digituRNing)<br />
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Wait a minute<br />
Our path is timeless<br />
More than ever now<br />
We need human kindness<br />
The flow is changing<br />
But the calling is still the same<br />
Let's repaint the patient picture<br />
And surround it with a digital frame<br />
(We're digituRNing)<br />
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We need more healing<br />
And human interaction<br />
The system's reeling<br />
It's time to spring to action<br />
We can't go back to the<br />
Prison of paper chains<br />
Just imagine what can happen<br />
When we multiply our digital gains<br />
(We're digituRNing)<br />
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When you let the data go<br />
You won't believe your eyes<br />
As you push it to the flow<br />
The data liquifies<br />
Filling the gaps<br />
Making sure you're aware<br />
Avoiding errors and traps<br />
And driving quality care<br />
Nursing informatics has the<br />
Power to burn and when you<br />
Crank it to eleven you digituRN<br />
Turn, turn, turn... digituRN<br />
(We're digituRNing)<br />
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One last notion<br />
Our history's just beginning<br />
It's all in motion<br />
We've got the big wheels spinning<br />
There's just no telling where<br />
DigituRNing takes the flow<br />
Just put the patient first<br />
And we'll keep digituRNing as we go<br />
Just put the patient first<br />
And we'll keep digituRNing into tomorrow<br />
Turn, turn, turn... digituRN<br />
(We're digituRNing)<br />
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com08600 University Blvd, Evansville, IN 47712, USA37.9582437 -87.674693812.436209199999997 -128.9832878 63.4802782 -46.3660998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-87562463157154950822016-08-22T11:37:00.000-04:002016-08-22T11:37:13.037-04:00More Than a Memory #UnicornJess<div>
As many of you know, we all suffered a profound loss on August 13th, 2016 when patient advocate, former fed, and magical unicorn Jess Jacobs left us at age 29. On Saturday, about 35 of us gathered near DC to grieve together and celebrate her life. I shared this song.</div>
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More Than a Memory</div>
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Got the news just the other day</div>
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You departed far too soon</div>
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Though it had been a while</div>
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Since I'd seen that smile</div>
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Heartbreak filled the room</div>
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Your stories made us see</div>
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The heart of healthcare’s tragedy</div>
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How this unicorn</div>
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Whose loss we mourn</div>
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Got snared by failed reality</div>
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You're now a part of history</div>
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But in a magic way </div>
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You fold into the mystery</div>
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Of who we are today</div>
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And now you are, you are </div>
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More than a memory</div>
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More than a used to be</div>
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You're a living thread</div>
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In the tapestry</div>
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Of everyone I see</div>
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More than a memory </div>
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You are a part of me </div>
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You are, you are, you are</div>
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We all cheered for you</div>
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Praying that you'd pull through</div>
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But even your Team Jess</div>
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Couldn't fix the mess</div>
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Couldn't make the system</div>
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Treat you true</div>
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You left the pain behind you</div>
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No more tears or rage</div>
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Keep working for a change</div>
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And now you are, you are</div>
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More than a memory</div>
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More than a used to be</div>
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You're a living thread</div>
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In the tapestry</div>
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Of everyone I see</div>
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You are a part of me </div>
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You are, you are, you are</div>
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More than a memory</div>
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Someday we'll rise to take the prize</div>
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You've inspired us to win</div>
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I hope we all can live our lives</div>
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As a testament till then</div>
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So we -- like you -- can be</div>
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More than a memory</div>
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More than a used to be</div>
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And be a living thread</div>
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In the tapestry</div>
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Of all who live after you and me</div>
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More than a memory </div>
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A part of everything we see</div>
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So we -- like you -- can be</div>
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Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA</div>
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For Jess Jacobs</div>
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-88685344035971489092016-08-14T11:57:00.000-04:002016-08-17T12:54:04.207-04:00Remembering Jess Jacobs #UnicornJessI<br>
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Yesterday, our tribe of vocal sojourners and patient advocates lost one of its brightest lights. <a href="http://jessjacobs.me/about/" target="_blank">Jess Jacobs</a> passed away after a long, amazingly chronicled ordeal with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postural_orthostatic_tachycardia_syndrome" target="_blank">postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS)</a> among other complex medical issues. Jess, ever beaming (I'm not kidding - even when she was in the middle of yet another medical ordeal - she radiated positivity and joy), took great pains to describe the indignities of being a cog in the healthcare machine.<br>
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Yesterday, <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%40jess_jacobs&src=typd" target="_blank">twitter erupted</a> with messages about Jess's passing. Friends like <a href="https://medium.com/@MandiBPro/for-jess-jacobs-friend-fierce-patient-advocate-and-mythical-unicorn-71595f45cac3#.wheer41cn" target="_blank">Mandi Bishop</a>, <a href="http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-first-to-fall.html" target="_blank">Regina Holliday</a>, and <a href="https://medium.com/@carlyrm/jess-august-13-2016-63a25f6dbb02#.qfznxjvbr" target="_blank">Carly Medosch</a> posted their raw remembrances with equal parts of laughter and rage.<br>
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Tonight, we will gather virtually for a tweet chat where we will honor Jess and bask in her light. Here are the details...<br>
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When: Sunday, August 14, 2016, 8pm to 9pm ET<br>
Where: <a href="http://twitter.com/">http://twitter.com</a><br>
Hashtag: <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23unicornjess&src=typd" target="_blank">#UnicornJess</a><br>
Moderator: <a href="http://twitter.com/rossmartin" target="_blank">Ross Martin</a><br>
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<li>T1: Tell us about when Jess made you smile or laugh</li>
<li>T2: Tell us about when Jess made you think</li>
<li>T3: Tell us about when Jess made you act</li>
<li>T4: What tangible actions can we take to we honor Jess's memory as our "<a href="http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-first-to-fall.html" target="_blank">First to Fall</a>" in <a href="http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">The Walking Gallery</a>?</li>
<li>T5: Open sharing on other topics - we will make sure there is time for folks to share other thoughts and ideas.</li>
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If you've never participated in a tweet chat, <a href="https://etcjournal.com/2013/06/19/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-chat-participation/" target="_blank">here is a beginner's guide</a> that can help you join in.</div>
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An in-person gathering will be hosted by Whitney Zatzkin and Donna Cryer for Saturday, August 20th, from noon to 5pm in Burke, VA near Washington, DC. You can register to attend and receive more details on the evite <a href="http://www.evite.com/event/006C5O3DADMZQ4UA4EPGMMF6HNMG7U?utm_source=NA&utm_medium=sharable_invite&utm_campaign=send_sharable_link" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://www.evite.com/event/006C5O3DADMZQ4UA4EPGMMF6HNMG7U?utm_source=NA&utm_medium=sharable_invite&utm_campaign=send_sharable_link</a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">. </span></div>
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Update 8/17/16</div><div>The family has asked that donations be made in Jess's memory to The Waking Gallery. You can make donations through GoFundMe at <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/h2dsdwe4" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">https://www.gofundme.com/h2dsdwe4<br></a></div>
<br>Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-68283195708821098422016-04-27T09:10:00.001-04:002016-08-14T10:52:08.694-04:00Confessions of a LifeaholicGuest Post by Gia Sison, MD<br />
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Sitting on my desk, writing from my heart, so much thoughts in my mind thus leading to the term - "Lifeaholic" defined as an addiction to life. When I first started this blog my entry was about my addiction to chocolates and now as I enter into my blogging cycle again I intend to take it on a different note and that is about the phenomenon of waking up each day, breathing and appreciating simple things - the term called life. You see it has gone into a whole new angle in me ever since I fought for it and survived it and now for even just a little bit a chance to share the lessons it has taught me. As they say lessons are cycles repeated in our lives and will never stop unless we learn the message that goes with it. Therefore I confess to the following:<br />
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Authenticity. A life well lived begins with appreciating your true and authentic self and admittedly this is a Herculean task, it takes time but the process in the end always pays off. To break free from what others would think and live life on our own terms I would say is the key to breaking free and it definitely feels good. No definition can ever embody what your true self is except for the one you set for yourself.<br />
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Courage. Fears can be real.. so real that it feels like being scooped up in a black hole but to embrace it is divine. We become more free every time we step out of our comfort zone. I have learned that the greatest danger in life is taking no risks at all. Admittedly still a lesson I have yet to learn in some occasions.<br />
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Kindness. No matter what religion one belongs to it all boils down to kindness. Each day as we meet new people or even old friends take it as an opportunity to be able to contribute and make the world a better place to live in. No preacher here but yes I must say it makes a big good difference.<br />
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Value. Living a life is doing what you value the most. What motivates you? What makes you happy? What gives you energy? What brings an immense smile on your face whenever you envision it? One of the greatest key in living a life with purpose is doing what matters to you the most. Pursue it with passion and the rest shall follow.<br />
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Influence. Choose them well. Know them well and most of all never allow it or them to get the better half of you. Discern well.<br />
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Choices. Deciding on making one is already a choice in itself. No color aside from black and white in this aspect, no gray area. When I am personally faced with a choice be it difficult or not one thing leads me into walking towards that one road and that is the path that gives me inner peace. No regrets no looking back.<br />
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Love. Never lose sight of it and never lose your heart for it. All things may fade but only love remains.<br />
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And as I end just a gentle reminder to always stand up for something bigger than yourself. Believe that we exist and we are here for a purpose, a special reason - a mission. Live a beautiful life on your own terms and by all means be successful on your own terms too, not as how society would dictate to you. Bless your path.<br />
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"<i>Go as far as you can see. When you get there, you'll be able to see farther."- </i>Thomas Carlyle<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866465515414892796noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-2560183854571016242015-08-15T15:30:00.000-04:002015-08-15T15:30:28.645-04:00Flow - a spoken-word piece about health information exchange<i>Cross-posted from my personal <a href="http://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com/2015/08/flow.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.
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On Monday, August 17th, 2015 I begin a new chapter as Program Director for the new Integrated Care Network initiative at <a href="http://www.crisphealth.org/" target="_blank">CRISP</a>, Maryland's health information exchange. We will be providing data to healthcare providers to enhance their care coordination efforts and providing additional care coordination tools to some of those providers who don't already have these capabilities in place.<br />
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To mark the transition, I decided to make a video of this spoken word piece I wrote in 2012 (originally entitled "<a href="http://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-man-among-millions.html">A Man among Millions</a>") for my last day consulting for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT while I was working at Deloitte Consulting. This piece explains why I am so passionate about making health information exchange work for all of us.<br />
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I am grateful for the opportunity to make a difference with an amazing team of collaborators and look forward to providing updates on our progress over the coming months and years.<br />
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Flow</h2>
tick tock<br />
check the clock<br />
it's moving faster<br />
relentless in its quest<br />
to stop us in our tracks<br />
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tick tock<br />
can you hear it?<br />
faster than my beating heart<br />
thumping with anxiety<br />
checking over my shoulder<br />
for the reaper<br />
he's on a bender<br />
hell-bent on the hunt<br />
to sniff down and snuff out<br />
those I love<br />
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tick tock<br />
time won't stop<br />
or take a break or hesitate<br />
to cut us off at the knees<br />
yet here we stand<br />
for what we believe<br />
can make a difference<br />
if we only make it flow<br />
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today we stand for flow --<br />
for what we know is essential to the health<br />
of this thing we call a healthcare system<br />
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we stand for flow<br />
for overcoming the inertia of standing still<br />
pushing information out<br />
transforming it from solid state to liquid gold<br />
letting it go where it needs to go<br />
flowing into the chasm that separates us<br />
from the quality we pay for but don't receive<br />
flowing so that the liquid data<br />
cascade and echo<br />
creating ripples of insight<br />
that concatenate to engulf us<br />
in tsunamis of knowledge<br />
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and so we implement electronic health records<br />
organizing into exchanges<br />
to make flow a reality<br />
in local circumstances<br />
taking chances with taxpayer dollars<br />
that we could never afford<br />
on our own accord<br />
trying to fix on a massive scale<br />
the brokenness of our system<br />
that we in our confessed complacency<br />
have grown to see as normal<br />
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millions --<br />
nameless, faceless<br />
suffering under the burden<br />
of a system uninspired<br />
to go the extra mile --<br />
are saying enough<br />
I have a name<br />
I have a voice<br />
I have a face<br />
I take a stand<br />
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here I stand<br />
just one example<br />
of a man among millions<br />
with a family lost in this maze<br />
with a father who died<br />
from cancer of his phantom prostate<br />
that had been removed twenty years before<br />
no PSAs for twenty years<br />
why test for something long removed?<br />
maybe because there's a chance it's not all gone<br />
maybe the answer is there<br />
hidden among the data<br />
to know the answer to the question<br />
of whether it would have made a difference<br />
a life or death difference<br />
this one simple test<br />
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here I stand<br />
just one example<br />
of a man among millions<br />
with a family lost in this maze<br />
with a mother slowly losing her way<br />
keeping the memories of her youth<br />
but misplacing those formed an hour ago<br />
her children<br />
long away from their hometown<br />
trying to connect the dots of her care<br />
by remote control<br />
"help! I've fallen and I can't get up"<br />
doesn't traverse time zones<br />
so we rely on old technology of phone and fax<br />
which isn't up to the task<br />
as she rides<br />
from assisted living<br />
to hospital<br />
to rehab<br />
and back again<br />
while her medical records struggle<br />
to keep up the pace<br />
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here I stand<br />
just one example<br />
of a man among millions<br />
with a family lost in this maze<br />
with a son who enjoys good health<br />
but has already faced the surgeon's scalpel<br />
at an age too young for his memory to recall<br />
exactly why he has that scar on his back<br />
or how his kidneys lack the full capacity<br />
others take for granted<br />
how will he know<br />
when he comes of age<br />
what this means for him<br />
his records passed down<br />
from his elders<br />
like an oral history<br />
told around a campfire<br />
after a hunt for mastodons<br />
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here I stand<br />
just one example<br />
of a man among millions<br />
with a family lost in this maze<br />
with a wife who bravely faces<br />
cancer number four<br />
in thirty-two years<br />
who alone carries the burden<br />
of coordinating care<br />
among the dozens and dozens<br />
of providers who focus on<br />
the particular part of her they understand<br />
who alone carries the records<br />
from place to place<br />
from year to year<br />
from diagnosis to diagnosis<br />
hoping she can keep it all straight<br />
so at the very least they do no harm<br />
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here I stand<br />
one of the lucky ones<br />
with coverage<br />
with knowledge<br />
with friends<br />
who stands helpless<br />
to make the system work<br />
for those who are the world to him<br />
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here I stand<br />
speaking to my heroes<br />
who possess amazing superpowers<br />
to bend maze corners<br />
into straight corridors<br />
and transform the flow<br />
from a trickle<br />
to a torrent<br />
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I don't presume to know what drives you<br />
what compels you to forego<br />
another fifteen minutes sleep<br />
and return to the battle<br />
to do the heavy lifting<br />
to add another line of code<br />
to write another line of policy<br />
to create another decision support rule<br />
to make one more connection<br />
to solve one more problem<br />
to make it flow<br />
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but if you need a story to motivate<br />
to steel your resolve to press on<br />
mine is here and free for the taking<br />
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better still<br />
forget my story<br />
and tell your own<br />
shout it from the rooftops<br />
or whisper it only to yourself<br />
but keep that image<br />
sharply focused in your mind<br />
to give you the inspiration<br />
to do the work<br />
so we all can be<br />
one among the millions<br />
who survive<br />
no, who thrive<br />
who sail<br />
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in the flow
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(c)2015 Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA<br />
<a href="http://www.rossmartinmd.com/">www.rossmartinmd.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/">www.ACMImimi.org</a><br />
<a href="http://www.crisphealth.org/">www.crisphealth.org</a><br />
<br />Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-62730283193127237062014-02-02T14:58:00.000-05:002014-02-02T14:59:57.134-05:00Support Regina Holliday, FACMImimi on GittipACMImimi Fellow <a href="http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2014/02/tip-jars-and-sustaining-members.html" target="_blank">Regina Holliday's blog post</a> today talks about her setting up a virtual "tip jar" on Gittip (www.gittip.com). I read through all of the materials on Gittip -- how their company works and what they are doing -- and think it represents another exciting direction in new economy thinking. <br />
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I signed up to give Regina $0.73 per week on Gittip and ask that all of you think about doing the same. That's only $39.96 a year when you throw in the bank fees that Gittip charges ($2 over the course of the year). If your life has been changed for the better by Regina's work and mission like mine has, please sign up to give Regina a weekly boost in her income. Show you mean it by giving something with $0.73 at the end. If everyone with a Walking Gallery jacket tips Regina $0.73 a week, she will receive over $11,000 a year to supplement her income from speaking/painting/Regina-being. It's not enough to live on and raise two boys, but it's something. Let's support Regina!<br />
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For what it's worth, I've designated ACMImimi as my own cause on Gittip. I have never received any personal income from the videos and music I've made for the cause of bringing health information to people through music and have invested hundreds of hours and many dollars over the years to bring these works to you. If you have a burning desire to support these efforts, consider doing so through Gittip. It will let me know that people value this contribution to the field and will motivate me to invest more time into making them and creating new, more ambitious works. You'll find me on Gittip at https://www.gittip.com/rossmartin.Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-9680438687791954782014-01-08T22:31:00.001-05:002014-01-08T22:31:24.388-05:00We Picked a Fine Time to Leave El Nopalito<div>Tonight we say goodnight to an amazing establishment in Silver Spring, El Nopalito Grill -- home to the Wednesday night Songwriters Association of Washington open mic night for more than 100 shows. </div><div><br></div><div>I had to say goodbye the way that a singer/songwriter does - with a new song for the occasion (with apologies to Luceille and her author). It's been a busy time in the world of medical imformatimusicology and informatics too, so I haven't been going very often over the last few months and I've felt it. It's therapy for me -- some people go bowling, some do yoga -- I play open mics. I listen too. And tonight was a great evening of music from across the spectrum. We had over 20 performers, so it was just two songs or 10 minutes. And it was great, just great. </div><div><br></div><div>El Nopalito lost its lease or something like that, so next week we will be starting at a new venue. But tonight we celebrate El Nopalito and their amazing staff and chefs. You will be missed. Here is a song dedicated to them and to the fine songwriters I've had the privilege of hearing and playing for. </div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFBHhsfzD6wdtxJjsKYLH89GbHid4hmeN6dCe-J7jny0g4m1jDHDRK0An0fG7qVh7aSOIquxYpp21dt6Tqnn8KN2_pbfctNJ1C3TZTvDxhQHNg3LcxGEbnCxzDvPICDdtr4dg0xAFaDh/s640/blogger-image-596527753.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWFBHhsfzD6wdtxJjsKYLH89GbHid4hmeN6dCe-J7jny0g4m1jDHDRK0An0fG7qVh7aSOIquxYpp21dt6Tqnn8KN2_pbfctNJ1C3TZTvDxhQHNg3LcxGEbnCxzDvPICDdtr4dg0xAFaDh/s640/blogger-image-596527753.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><p class="s4" style="text-align: start; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s3" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15">We Picked a Fine Time to Leave El </span></span><span class="s3" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nopalito</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"></span> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">At </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">a Tennessee truck stop</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> about three a.m.</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I was </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">feelin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’ real down and alone</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When in walked a lady who looked so familiar</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Just like a young woman I’d known</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I said, “Howdy-do” and she sang, “Same </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">t’you</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">”</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Her melody turned on a light</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I said, “Years ago, did</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> you go out to El </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nopalito</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For that open mic on Wednesday nights?”</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> asked </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">her</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> to sit and </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I gave her</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> a hit</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">From </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">my</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> bottle of Jack Daniel’s Black</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We talked of a time that was many years gone</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The memories sure took us back</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Back to the stage and a fine bygone age</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">When songs were performed by our gang</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">We toasted that crew and the </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">tunes</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> that they knew</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">And these are the words that we sang</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">CHORUS:</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">We picked a fine time to leave El </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nopalito</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">I sure loved their </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">chiles</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> and combo burritos</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We heard some good songs</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">A</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">nd we heard some bad songs</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Then we sang, “Adios, </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">muy</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> amigos”</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">We picked a fine time to leave El </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nopalito</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Reminicin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’ ’til dawn over coffee and yawns</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">We sa</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">ng songs until we went hoarse</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">We swapped juicy stories </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">of</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> yesteryear glories</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Who hooked up and who got divorced</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We recounted past scenes like when George and Arlene</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Used to belt rockabilly full blast</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Those nights were the peak of </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">the</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> workaday week</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I guess it was too good to last</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">REPEAT CHORUS</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Dell sold the shop and he took to bar </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">hoppin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Tradin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’ a song for a beer</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Chris went on a mission to blend drums and </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">fishin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Larry’s been </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">missin</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">’</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> for years</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Buck Stone and Murray made it</span></span><a name="_GoBack"></a><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> big in a hurry</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Jeff’s</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> now a YouTube </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">phenom</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">And </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Scott and </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">his honey run a posh nudist </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">col’</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">ny</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For senile hippies on Guam</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">REPEAT CHORUS</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="bumpedFont15"><br></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="bumpedFont15">Our heads were both </span></span><span class="s6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="bumpedFont15">hurtin</span></span><span class="s6" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span class="bumpedFont15">’ and we both knew for certain</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">It was </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">high time to call it a wrap</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">My spirit revived, I felt strangely alive</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But more likely I’d go home to nap</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I gave her a hug and I felt that old tug</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">To </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">go find</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> me some new open </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">mics</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sure, it’ll be great, but it won’t compensate</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">For the magic we shared Wednesday nights</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">REPEAT CHORUS</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s2"></span> </span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">For El </span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">Nopalito</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15"> Grill on the occasion of their last open mic, January 8</span></span><span class="s8" style="vertical-align: super;"><span class="bumpedFont15">th</span></span><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15">, 2014</span></span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Thanks for taking such good care of us!</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA</span></span></p><p class="s5" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span class="s6"><span class="bumpedFont15" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">© 2014 ACMImimi</span></span></p></div>Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0El Nopalito Grill 2259 Bel Pre Road, Silver Spring39.091467 -77.047733tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-33872479225683026332014-01-01T18:59:00.003-05:002014-01-01T18:59:57.935-05:00ACMImimi Announces New Fellows and Members<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">The Admissions Committee of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology is pleased to announce the Winter 2014 ACMImimi Fellow inductees. Five new Fellows have been named. In addition, The College welcomes four new ACMImimi Members. In contrast to Fellows, Members of ACMImimi do not have to demonstrate eminence in the art and science of Medical Informatimusicology to join, but simply need to declare an interest Medical Informatimusicology and agree to abide by the ACMImimi pledge. Congratulations to these new Fellows and Members, deserving all. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;">Those wishing to be considered for admission into The College as Fellows should </span><a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/p/membership-application.html" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">submit an application</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;"> to the Admissions Committee, which will review each application carefully and make a determination of worthiness based upon merit. The College now boasts 94 Fellows. Who will be number 100?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>New ACMImimi Fellows (January 1st, 2014)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dennis-robbins-ph-d-m-p-h/a/6ba/848/" target="_blank">Dennis A. Robbins, PhD, MBA, FACMImimi</a></b></span></div>
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<li>Voice minor at North Texas State University</li>
<li>Member of numerous choirs, barbershop quartets and other vocal endeavors over a nearly 50-year span</li>
<li>Thought leader in health care, healthy living and healthcare ethics, including mobile and information technologies</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://twitter.com/motorcycle_guy" target="_blank">Keith Boone, FACMImimi</a></b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Wrote the ePatient Rap</span></li>
<li><a href="http://motorcycleguy.blogspot.com/2010/09/i-wanna-be-epatient.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Performed and recorded the ePatient Rap at HealthFoo</span></a></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Special commendation as the first individual to request admission as a Fellow of the College (September 3rd, 2010), though he did so through a post on his own blog and failed to fill out an official application form until December 9th, 2013. The College acknowledges this early demonstration of eminence and will accept this as evidence of his special contributions to the field should he ever apply to be named a Distinguished Fellow of ACMImimi (colloquially known as a Jolly Good Fellow of ACMImimi). Note that The College currently has no application process for Distinguished Fellows, but is considering developing such a program to differentiate the deeply eminent from the merely eminent in the art and science of Medical Informatimusicology.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/nhome/?trk=" target="_blank">T Forcht (Teo) Dagi, MD, DMedSc, MPH, MTS, MBA, FAANS, FACS, FCCM, FRCSEd, FACMImimi</a></b></span><br />
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<li>Demonstrated proficiency in the study, practice and performance of operatic medical informatics in the Italian, French and British genres </li>
<li>Conducted an investigation into whether <i>Questa furtiva lagrima</i> should be sung before or after EMR implementation</li>
<li>Investigated <i>Largo al factotum</i> on the availability of trauma surgeons in urban accident and emergency units</li>
<li>Conducted a study of the impact of <i>Gelide mannine</i> on outcomes in the ICU </li>
<li>Maintains an interest in the pursuit of eminence-based medicine</li>
<li>Holds the record as the ACMImimi Fellow with the most declared credentials and designations</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/rickybloomfield" target="_blank">Ricky Bloomfield, MD, FACMImimi</a></b></span><br />
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<li>Combines his skills as a multi-instrumentalist (saxophone, clarinet, flute, and oboe) and singer to augment his work as the Director of Duke's Mobile Technology Strategy and developer of iOS apps</li>
<li>Showed the <a href="http://news.unchealthcare.org/news/2012/september/real-doctors-real-people-richard-bloomfield" target="_blank">connection between musical and informatics creativity in a video</a> from when he was Chief Resident in Pediatrics at UNC</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9chcTqAitQ" target="_blank">Donald G. Abbott, RN, BSN, CHt, FACMImimi</a></b></span><br />
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<li>Writer and Producer of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9chcTqAitQ" target="_blank">music videos</a> at Genesis Medical Systems in Davenport, Iowa</li>
<li>Aspiring to become the world's leading medical beatboxer, submitting evidence for his mad skills as interpreted by Google Voice: Boom, ba, bam, bam, boom, boom, ba, bam, bam, tss, tss, ba bam bam, bada BOOM</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>New ACMImimi Members</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/yauheni-solad" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Yauheni V. Solad, MD</a></h1>
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<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/chen-lin/4/817/ba1" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Chen Lin</a></h1>
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<a href="http://twitter.com/neilcevans" style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;" target="_blank">Neil C. Evans, MD</a></h1>
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<a href="http://au.linkedin.com/in/judyvannorman/" style="color: #999999; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Judy Van Norman</a></h1>
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-74507033569755275022013-10-14T11:51:00.002-04:002013-10-14T13:02:26.465-04:00New Record Number of Inductees as Fellows of ACMImimiThe Admissions Committee of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology is pleased to announce the Fall 2013 ACMImimi Fellow inductees. The record number seventeen new Fellows largely were introduced to ACMImimi at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting on October 5th, 2013 in Kansas City, MO where Dr. Ross D. Martin, President and Founder of The College, presented and performed as the opening keynote speaker. Congratulations to these new Fellows, deserving all. <br />
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Those wishing to be considered for admission into The College as Fellows should <a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/p/membership-application.html" target="_blank">submit an application</a> to the Admissions Committee, which will review each application carefully and make a determination of worthiness based upon merit. The College now boasts 89 Fellows. Who will be number 100?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://twitter.com/sarmccmio" target="_blank">Rick Turner, MD, MBA, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/juliaskapik" target="_blank">Julia L. Skapik, MD, MPH, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jeffrey Wall, MD, FACOG, FACMImimi</b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Self-taught in three different types of uillean pipes -- gaita, Gallegos, crone use du centre - representing Ireland, Spain and France, but NOT (emphatically, NOT!) those loud, noisy Scottish things that men in skirts like to parade around playing</li>
<li>Runs websites for the aforementioned pipes </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfowlerinc/" target="_blank">Tom Fowler, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Sang karaoke at Go-Lives while working for Epic</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/brian-lancaster/10/2b5/5ab" target="_blank">Brian Lancaster, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/bdtrauma" target="_blank">Robert Duvoisin, DO, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Maker of Medical Informatimusicology videos, which he shares on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bdtrauma01" target="_blank">YouTube</a> and <a href="https://vimeo.com/75540844" target="_blank">Vimeo</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://twitter.com/Schutzies" target="_blank">Roy Ephraim Schutzengel, MD, MBA, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Was visibly moved by Dr. Martin's performance of "<a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/2013/04/Reflection.html" target="_blank">Reflection</a>" at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.shelmandinedesign.com/" target="_blank">Laurel Shelmandine, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Paid it forward by giving Dr. Martin a "blessing pin" for his wife after his performance at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chase C. Pickering, PharmD, MBA, FACMImimi</b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>CDS and CPOE designer and implementer who sees the individual notes of health care and works with them so they align and crescendo into a well-oiled machine</li>
<li>Plays his diatonic harmonica in the full chromatic scale as he accompanies health professionals during summer events</li>
<li>Donates all proceeds from his musical endeavors to health sciences</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Karen Ardis, MD, FAAFP, MA, FACMImimi</b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>Bearer of children who have performed at Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Opera House</li>
<li>Has declared in her will that ABBA music be played at her funeral </li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/bimaldesai" target="_blank">Bimal R. Desai, MD, MBI, FAAP, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Winner of the ACMImimi "Most Well Documented Fellowship Applciation" Award </li>
<li>1993: Founding member of Emory University's male a capella ensemble "No Strings Attached".</li>
<li>1995: Percussionist, backup vocals for Scottish folk/jazz band "Java Jive" at the University of St. Andrews.</li>
<li>1996: Member of the St. Louis Symphony Chorus</li>
<li>1998: Lead singer for Med School heavy metal cover band "Kuru" at Washington University</li>
<li>1999: Member of the St. Louis Chamber Choir</li>
<li>2002: Percussion and vocals for Pediatric Residency folk trio "Hand Foot & Mouth"</li>
<li>2003: Member of U. Penn "Ancient Voices"</li>
<li>2006: Member of the professional chamber choir "Voces Novae et Antiquae"</li>
<li>2011: Founding member of "Chestnut Street Singers"</li>
<li>Multi-ethnic percussionist (Indian tabla, Latin snare cajon, west African djembe, middle eastern dunbek)</li>
<li>Taught himself the vocal technique known as "harmonic overtone singing", aka "throat singing", where the singer produces 2 pitches at the same time by amplifying certain harmonics. The Chestnut Street Singers included 2 pieces in recent programs that require the technique. These 2 recordings demonstrates the technique:</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLqXfLJABAk" target="_blank">Jussi Chydenius, "I am the great sun"</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsrGx-cepd4" target="_blank">Sarah Hopkins, "Past LIfe Melodies"</a> (overtones begin at 4:15)</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/legalwhizzard" target="_blank">Lawrence R. Holzman, MBA, JD, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Serves as pro bono General Legal Council for The College</li>
<li>Uniquely qualified to serve as General Counsel based upon his credentials as:</li>
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<li>A highly trained legal professional</li>
<li>A singer / songwriter and regularly performing musician</li>
<li>A stalwart participant in health care issues since birth (which he admits was a relatively passive role, but which transcended into a professional endeavor)</li>
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<li>Focuses his research on the health effects of playing the B string on acoustic steel stringed guitars made by Taylor generally (presently working on the 100 series funding and expecting to research the other Taylor lines to continue through the 800 series in the future)</li>
<li>I also have a done a small bit or research testing the effects of properly dosed songs about marijuana as a placebo in place of actual marijuana. A link to one of the the experiments on this project is attached below (entitled "Ganja Babe")</li>
<li>I conduct my research with the able assistance of my colleagues at the "Dart Club" and at "The Dont Wannabees aka DWB" with the assistance of research labs the "Potomac Grill", "El Nopalito", Clydes-Chevy Chase, "Branded 72", "Outta the Way Cafe", "Dickies BBQ Germantown; "The Shanty" in Ellicott City; "Bennigins" in Clarksville and other comparable research facilities.</li>
Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</ul>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/jvphelan" target="_blank">John V. Phalen, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>CEO and Founder of Zweena and zweenahealth.com</li>
<li>Member of Princeton Pro Musica for 23 years (and counting), ex board chair (x2)</li>
<li>Avid choral singer</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/craiglipset" target="_blank">Craig H. Lipset, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Applying his BA in music from Brandeis University by working at Pfizer on applying HIT and other digital platforms to the challenges of clinical development</li>
<li>Implementing many of Dr. Martin's wild and crazy informatics ideas with musical style</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/dickey_doug" target="_blank">Doug Dickey, MD, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>CMO for Physician Strategy at Cerner sponsoring and generally cheerleeding Dr. Martin presenting at the #CPC2013 conference</li>
<li>Big-time singer</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/micash" target="_blank">Michael Ash, MD, RPh, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
<li>VP, CMO at Cerner sponsoring the selection of Dr. Martin presenting at the #CPC2013 conference</li>
<li>Actively tweeting and spreading the ACMImimi message</li>
<li>Contributor to the arts by spreading the word</li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/wmwbongers" target="_blank">Wendy Bongers, MD, FACMImimi</a></b></span> (October 6th, 2013)<br />
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<li>Member of the world's largest ACMImimi Choir at the Cerner Physician's Community Meeting in Kansas City, MO on October 5th, 2013</li>
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-45042277034473054322013-07-02T16:32:00.000-04:002013-07-02T16:38:34.194-04:00Arts Advocacy for Patients by Vera Rulon MS, RHIT, FAHIMA, FACMImimi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">One of my favorite topics is the convergence of art, science and healthcare. I was inspired to draw this picture as I thought about three people who advocate for patients through the arts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What do Regina Holliday, Dave deBronkart, and Dr. Ross Martin have in common? They each know that access to our personal health information is paramount to empower all of us to improve our personal health care. And they each express this through the arts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Who doesn’t know Dave deBronkart, AKA </span><a href="http://epatientdave.com/about-dave"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">ePatient Dave</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">? Dave told his story of finding a treatment that saved his life by researching it himself at a TedX talk. He led the audience in chanting “</span><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/dave_debronkart_meet_e_patient_dave.html"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let Patients Help</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dave stated that “you are the most underused resource in healthcare.” It was his personal experience that helped him understand the importance of empowering the patient. Access to information allows us, ePatients, to be “Equipped, Engaged, Empowered, Enabled” (coined by Tom Ferguson, MD).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Regina Holliday, another familiar name, was empowered to advocate on behalf of patients everywhere after her husband’s death. The story of her husband’s suffering due to a poorly managed personal health information system is heartbreaking. She decided to express herself through painting. Holliday painted a mural in Washington DC called </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120028213"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">73 Cents</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> in reference to how much she was charged per page for access to his medical records. Through her project the </span><a href="http://reginaholliday.blogspot.com/2012/06/walking-gallery-walks-on-year-two.html"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking Gallery of Healthcare</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">, Holliday engages people to wear her art, and contribute their own art, in order to tell the healthcare story, to put a face on patients all over the world. Regina painted my jacket earlier this year titled “Completing the Masterpiece” about my mother’s last days. In the picture, that’s me wearing my Walking Gallery jacket.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Which brings us to Dr. Ross Martin, who founded <span style="color: #333333;">The American College of Medical Informatimusicology (<a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/"><span style="color: purple;">ACMImimi</span></a>). Ross delivers the healthcare message through music. You can hear </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUiARwgKzi0&feature=player_embedded"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Meaningful Yoose Rap</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> here on this site. You can also join in and become a member of the College. In collaboration with ePatient Dave and others, the College produced </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gpk-fbfg4Y&list=PLBBDF5BED632FCE75&index=1&feature=plcp"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Gimme My DaM Data</span></a><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. DaM stands for ‘data about me’. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ross’s music takes the idea of leveraging the arts to improve healthcare in a unique and creative way. Regina’s paintings resonate through visualizing and personalizing individual experiences. ePatient Dave’s talks and writings urge us to take charge of our healthcare. Self expression helps get the message out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All three also leverage social media. That’s why, in the drawing, I have Regina’s Walking Gallery, Ross’s ACMImimi, and ePatient Dave on a laptop. The rest of it is my perspective… from where I sat when I drew the picture. You can see parts of my living room including books and the French doors leading into the room, among other things.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00101270151618820281noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-33011847499834179172013-06-17T11:46:00.002-04:002013-06-17T11:46:57.355-04:00The Sequester BluesACMImimi Fellow (and coincidentally head of the NIH) Dr. Francis Collins provides his musical message on the impact of sequestration on NIH-funded research and innovation. Dr. Collins is quickly on his way to earning a "Distinguished Fellow" designation!<br />
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-78295171757619414942013-05-30T23:08:00.001-04:002013-05-31T10:04:00.758-04:00ACMImimi Inducts Seven New FellowsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<br />
Washington, DC<br />
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The ACMImimi Admissions Committee announced today the names of eight new inductees as Fellows of The College. Their names and areas of eminence are presented herein. In addition, The College recognizes two new Members -- Gowri Shetty and J. Shore -- and wishes them well on their quest to find their own Medical Informatimusicological eminence through hyper-specialization in and contributions to the art and science of the field. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.796875px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/mbadams" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;"><b>Martha B. Adams, MD, MA, FACP, FACMImimi</b></a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.796875px;"> (May 30th, 2013)</span><br />
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<li>Our first informatimusicologist who hyper-specializes in the hammered dulcimer, playing a custom-built ConcertMaster, 4-octave plus, by Jerry Read Smith from Black Mountain, NC, finished in 2008</li>
<li>Co-hosts with her husband an annual mountain weekend retreat for fellow performers and dulcimer enthusiasts, which will surely feature informatimusicology in future retreats</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.796875px;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sharon-wentz-rn/20/8b3/543" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Sharon Wentz, RN, FACMImimi</b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.796875px;">(May 30th, 2013)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Promoted the use of Direct messaging for health information exchange with a "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OADLNzyzP0Q&feature=youtu.be" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">60 Beats per Minute</a>" video, which included a smokin' cool soundtrack</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://twitter.com/PracticalWisdom" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Gia Sison, MD, FACMImimi</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">(May 30th, 2013)</span></h1>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Frequent <a href="http://giasison.blogspot.com/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">blogger</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/giasison" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">Twitter maven</a> on all things medical and musical</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chair of the ACMImimi Admissions Committee (on temporary sabbatical as she undergoes chemotherapy for breast cancer)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">President and Founder of the first international chapter of ACMImimi in The Philippines</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://twitter.com/pfanderson" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">PF Anderson, FACMImimi</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">(May 30th, 2013)</span></h1>
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<li>Curates an amazing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA13FBCC4905141F6" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">playlist of healthcare musical humor</a></li>
<li>Medical librarian who was a music composition major</li>
<li>Has one musical work in public view: <a href="http://rosefirerising.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/a-christmas-carol/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">A Christmas Carol</a></li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/dianadriscoll/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Diana Driscoll, OD, LEEP AP, FACMImimi</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">(May 30th, 2013)</span></h1>
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<li>Incorporates music and humor when delivering info and research on numerous "invisible illnesses" to patients via videos on <a href="http://www.prettyill.com/" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">www.Prettyill.com</a></li>
<li>Shares her music in nursing homes -- bringing the music from the 40's that they love</li>
<li>Gets energized to do her late-night videos on her Prettyill website in <a href="http://youtu.be/tzo0HpNn4kU?t=6m9s" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">musical ways</a> (you know you do this too)</li>
<li>Created the definitive <a href="http://youtu.be/QJ7PHfdf4oQ" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">ACMImimi theme song application video</a> (which drove us to revise our instructions for singing the theme song)</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: 20.796875px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/timsenior" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><b>Tim Senior, BA (Hons), BM, BCh, MRCGP, FRACGP, DTM&H, DCH, FACMImimi</b></a> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 20.796875px;">(May 30th, 2013)</span><br />
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<li>Wrote for the <i>British Journal of General Practice</i> on "<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23211173" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;">Can Music be used in Medical Education</a>" (November 2012) </li>
<li>Ran a workshop at the GPET Convention in 2009 on the theme "Can Music be Used in Medical Education"</li>
<li>Wrote an article in the <i>BJGP</i> called "The influence of the Tricorder," which has nothing to do with medical informatimusicology, but balances out the fact that he is a viola player</li>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://twitter.com/JediPD" style="color: #999999; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Parvez Dara, MD, FACP, FACMImimi</a> </span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">(May 30th, 2013)</span></h1>
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Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-25531010753662085352013-04-08T19:39:00.000-04:002013-04-12T10:01:41.349-04:00Reflection - A New ACMImimi Video Project<i>Note on this post: The American College of Medical Informatimusicology frequently uses satire and irony in its posts. This post by Dr. Ross D. Martin, our President and Founder, is an exception as we are embarking on the creation of a new video to honor the special relationship between people experiencing serious health issues and their caregivers. The usual shtick will return in future posts. Thank you for understanding.</i><br />
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I have been somewhat distracted from Informatimusicology as personal circumstances have taken priority. Specifically, the love of my life, my wife Kym, was diagnosed with her third cancer in 30 years -- this time breast cancer. I have taken to blogging about our shared experience on my <a href="http://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com/search/label/Cancerjourney">personal blog</a>.<br />
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I've also been writing music in response to this experience and now am making an appeal to all of you for your help in creating a special video. I've written a new song, "Reflection," that speaks about the cancer journey as seen through the eyes of a caregiver and lover of one experiencing cancer. You can listen to an acoustic demo of the song at ReverbNation or through the widget below. The lyrics are at the end of this post.<br />
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I'm now working with some musician friends -- <a href="http://www.myspace.com/bumblebeedavis">Bill "Bumblebee" Davis</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/greyhound710/videos?view=0&flow=grid">Travis Erwin</a> -- to create a more polished version of the song, which will be soundtrack for a new video featuring, well, I hope, you. If you have a loved one -- be they a spouse, uncle, mother, friend -- whose chronic illness, cancer journey or other healthcare challenge you'd like to celebrate, please send an email to <a href="mailto:Reflection@ACMImimi.org">Reflection@ACMImimi.org</a>:<br />
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<li>Include a brief quote, message of hope or just an "atta-boy" note that's about twitter length (140-ish characters) and suitable for sharing </li>
<li>Let us know the names of the folks in the picture (first names only if you want) and where you are from (state/country is sufficient if that's all you want to share). </li>
<li>Tell us your story too if you're willing to share it. </li>
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You can also post your picture/message/story as a comment on this blog post. By sending the picture, names and message, you are giving me permission to use them in the video montage, post them here on ACMImimi.org, and otherwise use them to promote the song and video.<br />
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Contributors to the video will, of course, automatically be eligible to become Fellows of The College (but you still have to fill out an <a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/p/membership-application.html">application form</a>). Please know that we at The College are grateful for all that you do for making healthcare work better and loving people with medical needs. We hope this project will inspire us all to be better caregivers and to see the beauty in our loved ones even as they face difficult health challenges. Thank you.<br />
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Reflection </h4>
Autumn rustles out my window<br />
Winter's time is near<br />
Shorter days cast longer shadows<br />
On the path we walk from here<br />
It's a detour undesired<br />
Still it's ours to share<br />
With a passion so inspired<br />
I'll go with you anywhere<br />
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Just let me be your mirror<br />
So you can see<br />
Even as you're changing<br />
You are beautiful to me<br />
Let me be your mirror<br />
Let me be the one<br />
Let my eyes reflect your beauty<br />
As the moon reflects the sun<br />
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It's easy to be frightened<br />
When the weather rolls in<br />
The senses are heightened<br />
And faith wears thin<br />
All the slings and arrows<br />
Start to take their toll<br />
If we focus on the narrow<br />
We miss out on the whole<br />
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So let me be your mirror<br />
So you can see<br />
Even as you're changing<br />
You are beautiful to me<br />
Let me be your mirror<br />
Let me be the one<br />
Let my eyes reflect your beauty<br />
As the moon reflects the sun<br />
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I can't promise you a miracle<br />
Still I'll pray one comes our way<br />
I'll be right here through it all<br />
And I'll love you every day<br />
In every way<br />
So hear me say<br />
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Please let me be your mirror<br />
So you can see<br />
Even as you're changing<br />
You are beautiful to me<br />
Let me be your mirror<br />
Let me be the one<br />
Let my eyes reflect your beauty<br />
As the moon reflects the sun<br />
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(c)2013 Ross D. Martin<br />
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<i>Although not directly related to Health Information Music, I hope
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One of the first things fetuses pay attention to in the outside world is music; studies have shown children who study a musical instrument do better at math. Public places use music to create safe zones, buying frenzies and cultural appeals for specific clientele. Yet our western culture tends to think listening to music as an adult is frivolous. In this article, I’m going to look at how medicine can use and is using music. <i><br /></i><br />
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<b>Training Doctors</b> </h3>
Medical trainees have vast amounts of anatomy, physiology and pharmacology to memorize. Some of those students would benefit from using music in that process. Some examples are <a href="http://wiltinglily.bandcamp.com/album/songs-of-anatomy-and-physiology-study-materials">Songs of Anatomy and Physiology</a>, and <a href="http://youtu.be/YJbnbpEkVFM">Medical Terminology Concerto</a>.<br />
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Illustrating procedures can be made more memorable by using videos such as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/D97nS0xYZQk">Colon is a Mighty Big River</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/1tcDGcHWPzY">da Vinci Robotic Hysterectomy</a>.<br />
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There are also great videos to kick start a lecture such as <a href="http://youtu.be/kP2OuZ_vI_s">Breathe</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/Fl4L4M8m4d0">Bad Project</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/GVxJJ2DBPiQ">Diagnosis Wenckebach</a>, <a href="http://www.lhsc.on.ca/Patients_Families_Visitors/Childrens_Hospital/CFRC/Rights-Video.htm">Children's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/8a8on1kxo_s">Eternal Clerking</a>.<br />
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Teaching students to be medical advocates can be aided by great examples like <a href="http://youtu.be/mFM1Yp5QAyM">Unbreakable</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/caGocvHe9fs">Don't Smoke Ya Life Away</a>.<br />
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To help them relieve stress, try <a href="http://youtu.be/QLillCTa7ow">Med Life Stress</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/hO2wA0Te0wM">lose yourself</a> and <a href="http://youtu.be/lyghOKPObFE">Waiting for the Beep</a>.<br />
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Finally creating music can take learning to a deeper level, relieve stress and/or add to the resources available to others. Why not start something musical at your school.<br />
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<b>Practising Medicine</b> </h3>
Imagine having a screen or iPad available in the waiting room where patients could watch videos like <a href="http://youtu.be/-vQOM91C7us">Immunize: The Vaccine Anthem!</a>, <a href="http://youtu.be/JGh2FSdPDrg">The Ulcer Rap</a> or the more risky <a href="http://youtu.be/fypm_aeR5qA">Manhood in the Mirror</a>.<br />
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For more ideas, see <a href="http://medicaleducation.wetpaint.com/page/Songs">my website</a> or follow my new <a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/medical-informatimusicology">Scoop.it</a>.<br />
Deirdre Bonnycastle<br />
Fellow<br />
The American College of Medical Informatimusicology
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00399644504598122193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-42238309427565731542012-12-01T23:10:00.002-05:002012-12-01T23:10:42.508-05:00The Smokey Gray Carcinogen Blues<h4>
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This rare footage of "The Smokey Gray Carcinogen Blues" was discovered by ACMImimi archivists. The song was written and performed by ACMImimi's President and Founder, Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi back in December 1998 in his hometown of Fairborn, Ohio at the Fairborn Actor's Theatre as part of a double billed event including a concert by Dr. Martin and a performance of his 1996 original musical, <i>A Carol's Christmas</i>.<br />
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The Smokey Gray Carcinogen Blues </h4>
I know you can't tell I'm a superhero just from the sound of my voice, but it's true — I'm <i>Babyman — fighting for truth, justice, and the eradication of diaper rash from the planet!</i> Of course, I haven't always been a superhero. Like most superheroes before me, my transformation involved a freak accident. I make my living as an obstetrician, and one day during a delivery, I was bitten by a radioactive baby. Over time, I became Babyman! And, like most superheroes, I have acquired amazing superpowers. I can projectile vomit thirty feet in any direction. When backed into a corner, I can emit an ear-piercing scream that not only deafens my would-be assailant, but also summons any mother within a three-mile radius to come running to my aid. But the most important superpower I possess is the ability to understand babytalk. You see, most people assume that babies cry when they're born because they're cold or hungry. Not true. They've been cooped up for nine months listening to everyone else talk without being able to get a word in edgewise and they are ticked! Most of them, of course, are upset about the fiscal cliff. And they were totally fed up with all the election ads, which sounded very scary in utero. deficit. But a while back, a baby came out and said, "Look, pal, could you do something about the cigarettes already? I was dying in there!" In consideration of his plea, I offer this song about smoking in pregnancy — from the baby's perspective...<br />
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Well, I started out life a' thinkin' I was cool<br />
Just floatin' around in my private swimmin' pool<br />
Not a care in the world, though sometimes I'd get bored<br />
So I'd pass the time playing jump rope with my cord<br />
Then one day I woke up with a ringing in my ears<br />
My head was a' spinning — I cried amniotic tears<br />
I couldn't throw up a window in my womb without a view<br />
So I kicked my Ma to say I needed more O2.<br />
I said, "Yo, Ma! What gives? How bad's it gonna get?"<br />
That's when I knew she was puffin' on a stinkin' cigarette!<br />
My Mama's smokin' cigarettes — oh, what can I do?<br />
I've got the smoky gray carcinogen blues.<br />
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Now I start off each morning feelin' weak and turnin' green<br />
'Cause my mom feeds me breakfast made with tar and nicotine<br />
My body's always hungry, looking for some descent eats<br />
I'm just wastin' away from my head down to my feets<br />
I keep strugglin' along 'cause I got nowhere else to go<br />
But I can tell by my size I'm gettin' insufficient flow<br />
My Mama's hooked on cigarettes — oh, what can I do?<br />
I've got the smoky gray carcinogen blues<br />
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Oh, Doctor, can't you help me? Aren't you an M.D.?<br />
Living in this smoke-filled womb is not my cup of tea<br />
But you keep leading Mom on, saying everything is fine<br />
Hey, Doctor, can't you read the "No Smoking" sign?<br />
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My placenta's so old, it's gonna have a heart attack<br />
So I'm checkin' out early from this dirty one-room shack<br />
My Mama's smokin' cigarettes — oh, what can I do?<br />
I've got the smoky gray carcinogen blues<br />
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I said, my Mom won't kick the habit — oh, what can I do?<br />
I've got the dingy brown got-me-down...<br />
Stinkin' black heart attack...<br />
The grimy green nicotine blues.<br />
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(c)1995 Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi<br />
The American College of Medical InformatimusicologyRoss Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-57423171043847848552012-11-08T17:01:00.000-05:002012-11-28T17:35:28.867-05:00ACMImimi Inducts Eight New FellowsThe American College of Medical Informatimusicology is pleased to announce the induction of eight new Fellows into The College, bringing to 58 the total number of Fellows:<br />
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<li>Brian Ralston, MD, FAAFP, FACMImimi</li>
<li>David Day, FACMImimi</li>
<li>Nikolai Kirienko</li>
<li>Deirdre Bonnycastle, MEd, FACMImimi</li>
<li>Jeffrey Brick, PMP, FACMImimi</li>
<li>Jiea Rutland-Simpson, FACMImimi</li>
<li>Eta S. Berner, Ed.D., FACMI, FHIMSS, FACMImimi</li>
<li>Robert C. McClure, MD, FACMImimi</li>
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The College regrets the delay in inducting these Fellows as Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi, our President and Founder, has been unavailable for Selection Committee meetings since his wife, Kymberly Martin, MBA, FACMImimi, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Fortunately, Kym has a very good prognosis and is a long-term survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma and melanoma, so she is well equipped to take on a third cancer experience. Dr. Martin is blogging about their cancer experience at <a href="http://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com/">http://rossmartinmd.blogspot.com</a>. </div>
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You can learn more about the new Fellows as well as all Fellows of The College on the <a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/p/members-and-fellows.html" target="_blank">Members and Fellows</a> page. <br />
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If these fine Fellows seem like your kind of people and you would like to join them, please complete an <a href="http://www.acmimimi.org/p/membership-application.html" target="_blank">application</a>. </div>
Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-86411074426652945482012-11-08T16:56:00.000-05:002012-11-08T16:56:19.852-05:00I Wanna Wash My HandsNewly inducted Fellow of The College, Dr. Brian Ralston, wrote some new lyrics to classic tunes to promote handwashing and other safety measures. They are published here with Dr. Ralston's permission (who wishes to apologize to BTO, John Lennon and Paul McCartney)...<br />
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They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning<br />
Take the train to the medical center<br />
There's announcing up above and people wearing gown and glove<br />
And the students who follow their mentor<br />
And if your train’s on time you can get to work by nine<br />
And do your early rounds and your 5 P’s<br />
It’s the behavior we admire we use two identifiers<br />
And do it with a thank you and please
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And that’s Safety at MacNeal everyday<br />
Safety at MacNeal everyway<br />
Safety at MacNeal check wristbands<br />
Safety at MacNeal everybody wash your hands<br />
Wash up<br />
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Learning lessons from flyin’ keeps our patients from dyin’<br />
We use STAR to avoid a distraction<br />
If you follow SBAR chances are you'll go far<br />
And your patients will get satisfaction<br />
People see you being merry, and oh so sanitary<br />
Tell them that you like it this way<br />
It’s the behavior we admire we use two identifiers<br />
We love to work at safety all day<br />
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And that’s Safety at MacNeal everyday<br />
Safety at MacNeal everyway<br />
Safety at MacNeal check wristbands<br />
Safety at MacNeal everybody wash your hands<br />
Wash up<br />
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Good catch<br />
Near miss<br />
Time out<br />
Like this<br />
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They get up every morning from the alarm clock's warning<br />
Take the train to the medical center<br />
There's announcing up above and people wearing gown and glove<br />
And the students who follow their mentor<br />
And if your train’s on time you can get to work by nine<br />
And do your early rounds and your 5 P’s<br />
It’s the behavior we admire we use two identifiers<br />
And do it with a thank you and please
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And that’s Safety at MacNeal...<br />
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Oh yeah, I'll tell you something<br />
I think you'll understand<br />
When I see a patient<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
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Oh please, keep them clean<br />
There is a simple plan<br />
So please, say with me<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
I’m gonna wash my hands<br />
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For particulate matter use soap and water, and rinse well<br />
Before and after each patient you must always<br />
Use the gel, use the gel, use the gel!<br />
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Yeah, you, can fight infection<br />
And make the MRSA scram<br />
Just follow, this direction<br />
You gotta wash your hands<br />
You gotta wash your hands<br />
You gotta wash your hands<br />
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For particulate matter use soap and water, and rinse well<br />
Before and after each patient you must always<br />
Use the gel, use the gel, use the gel!<br />
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Our example, it is so vital<br />
We gotta take a stand,<br />
Let’s all be, bactericidal!<br />
We’re gonna wash our hands<br />
We’re gonna wash our hands<br />
We’re gonna wash our handsRoss Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-83384266815169036882012-09-05T12:07:00.000-04:002012-09-05T12:07:42.031-04:00We Want ObamaCareThe American College of Medical Informatimusicology is a nonpartisan institution, though we remain shameless promoters of music with a medical message. With this perspective in mind, we share this video presented by the "Southern Doctors for Affordable Medical Care."<br />
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We give these physicians an A for effort and for their willingness to put their views out in a creative way. The College also appreciates the positive message they have created in their approach to the topic. We would, however, encourage a little more rehearsal and perhaps some better microphone placement.<br />
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In the interest of nonpartisan balance, if there are other medical professionals out there who have a pro-Romney medically related video to share, we would be happy to post this as well. Note that we retain the right to reject submissions that are hostile, crude or otherwise in poor taste.Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-66170030286565471762012-08-25T23:25:00.003-04:002012-08-26T12:50:10.292-04:00Gimme My DaM Data<div style="text-align: center;">
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The American College of Medical Informatimusicology (ACMImimi.org) is proud to present this collaboration with e-Patient Dave, aka Dave deBronkart, FACMImimi*. Written, performed, produced and edited by our esteemed President and Founder, Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi, with contributions by the Sons of Artemis (Harry Greenspun, MD, FACMImimi, Ben Greenspun, FACMImimi and Chris Brancato, RRT, RCP, FACMImimi), Todd Park (US CTO), Jamie Heywood (PatientsLikeMe), Danny Sands, MD (Dave's doctor), Kym Martin, FACMImimi, RobotBoy2001, FACMImimi, and a cast of dozens. Thanks to all who contributed!<br />
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*Fellow of The American College of Medical Informatimusicology<br />
<h4>
Gimme My DaM Data (Data about Me)</h4>
Well it's one for the doctor<br />
Two for the nurse<br />
You say you're tryin' to treat me<br />
So don't make me feel worse<br />
<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
(Data about Me!)<br />
Gimme My DaM Data<br />
(Data about Me!)<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
It's all about me so it's mine<br />
<br />
You can cut out my heart<br />
Take it to the dump<br />
Feed it to the dogs<br />
Replace it with a pump<br />
You can make me pop pills<br />
Just to keep me alive<br />
But there's one more thing<br />
I gotta have to survive<br />
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Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
It's all about me so it's mine<br />
<br />
You can knock me out<br />
To treat my gloom<br />
Lock me up<br />
In a rubber room<br />
You can tie me down<br />
And shock my brain<br />
But just one cure's<br />
Gonna ease my pain<br />
<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
It's all about me so it's mine<br />
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You can send me your bill<br />
Charge me anything<br />
Drive a nice car<br />
Live like a king<br />
With all the dough<br />
That I pay<br />
Tell me why is it so hard<br />
To get my data right away<br />
<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
It's all about me so it's mine<br />
<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
Gimme my DaM data<br />
It's all about me so it's mine<br />
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Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi<br />
(c)2012 The American College of Medical InformatimusicologyRoss Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com14Washington, DC, USA38.8951118 -77.036365838.7962463 -77.1942943 38.993977300000005 -76.8784373tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-66273652210364077272012-07-13T15:54:00.000-04:002012-07-13T15:54:15.561-04:00Congrats and Controversy Surround the #HIT100<span style="background-color: white;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:</span><br />
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For the last two years, Michael Planchart (<a href="http://twitter.com/@theEHRGuy" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">@theEHRGuy</a><span style="background-color: white;"> on
Twitter) has run a nomination process via Twitter for the </span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/search/%23HIT100" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">top 100 Health IT Social Media-istas</a><span style="background-color: white;">. </span><span style="background-color: white;">For the second year
in a row, <a href="http://www.rossmartinmd.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimi</a>, President and Founder of the
American College of Medical Informatimusicology (<a href="http://twitter.com/rossmartin" target="_blank">@RossMartin</a>), has been named
to the list, moving from being tied for #63 in 2011 to #42 in 2012.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div>
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Dr. Martin is very pleased with the results as it further
locks in his prospects as remaining top dog in the #ACMImimi100, which
recognizes the top 100 Medical Informatimusicologists (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/" target="_blank">Tweet your nominations now</a>: “I nominate @RossMartin for the #ACMImimi100 list”). <o:p></o:p></div>
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ACMImimi is thrilled to note that The College was extremely well represented on the list, with a total of eight Fellows named, two of whom were in the top 10:</div>
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<li>#8 Regina Holliday (<a href="http://twitter.com/reginaholliday" target="_blank">@ReginaHolliday</a>)</li>
<li>#10 Keith Boone (<a href="http://twitter.com/motorcycle_guy" target="_blank">@motorcycle_guy</a>)</li>
<li>#23 Wen Dombrowski (<a href="http://twitter.com/healthcarewen" target="_blank">@HealthcareWen</a>)</li>
<li>#42 Ross Martin (<a href="http://twitter.com/rossmartin" target="_blank">@Ross Martin</a>)</li>
<li>#46 Dave DeBronkart (<a href="http://twitter.com/epatientdave" target="_blank">@ePatientDave</a>)</li>
<li>#50 Mark Schrimshire (<a href="http://twitter.com/ekivemark" target="_blank">@ekivemark</a>)</li>
<li>#55 Matthew Browning (<a href="http://twitter.com/matthewbrowning" target="_blank">@Matthew Browning</a>)</li>
<li>#87 Kim Nolen (<a href="http://twitter.com/kim_nolen" target="_blank">@kim_nolen</a>)</li>
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Two individuals who are eligible for Fellowship, but who have not yet completed their applications are:</div>
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<li>#18 Gregg Masters (<a href="http://twitter.com/2healthguru" target="_blank">@2healthguru</a>) -- Eligibility based on his work on "The Rainbow Button Initiative" </li>
<li>#28 Harry Greenspun (<a href="http://twitter.com/harrygreenspun" target="_blank">@harrygreenspun</a>) -- Eligibility based on his work on "Gimme My DaM Data"</li>
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<span style="background-color: white;">But all is not well in La-La Land. The ACMImimi Ethics in Elections Committee has opened an investigation into Dr. Greenspun's </span><span style="background-color: white;">inexplicable meteoric rise from being tied for #76 in the 2011 list to #28.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Rumors abound that Dr. Greenspun used staff members in Deloitte's Center for Health Solutions, where Dr. Greenspun serves as a Senior Advisor, to advance his campaign. Such misuse of official firm resources in elections may
be in violation of campaign finance rules.</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">Greenspun, who would only comment, "Ha!" for this press release, may have found a loophole in the rules by leveraging funding
from the “I’m Just Wild about Harry” Super-PAC in financing the campaign.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">While the investigation continues, if Dr. Greenspun does in fact apply to become a Fellow of The College and is successful in his application, all investigations will cease under the Executive Privilege clause that covers all Fellows in good standing. </span></div>
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The complete list for the 2012 HIT100 can be found at <o:p></o:p><a href="http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/hit100-2012-list-revealed?page=0,0" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Healthcare IT News</a>.</div>
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<br />Ross Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-48546306530047682262012-07-02T15:27:00.000-04:002012-07-02T15:27:54.518-04:00Meet UpI wrote this song a couple of months ago, but need to do a recording. I'm inspired to post the lyrics because of a <a href="http://bit.ly/Nf1b6E" target="_blank">Twitter exchange</a> between <a href="http://twitter.com/motorcycle_guy" target="_blank">Keith Boone</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/reginaholliday" target="_blank">Regina Holliday</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/healthblawg" target="_blank">David Harlow</a> on the <a href="http://ehrguy.wordpress.com/2012/07/01/hit100-2012-starts-today/" target="_blank">#HIT100 nominations</a> for leading social media folks in HIT. Keith said of David: "I think @healthblawg [that's David] has the harder job. I just deal with 1s and 0s. He has to deal with everything in between."<br />
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The tune to the song is pretty much Blues Brothers. Horns, bass and drums, baby!<br />
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Here's to the folks who live in the shady area...<br />
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<h3>
Meet Up</h3>
<span style="background-color: white;">I see shades of gray</span><br />
In a world of black and white<br />
I get your point to a point<br />
But I'm not saying you're right<br />
So point your loaded argument<br />
In a different direction<br />
And let's sit down and talk it out<br />
And find some clear connection<br />
We might go bust but can't we just<br />
Agree to disagree<br />
At least we'll share one blessed beat<br />
Of synchronicity<br />
Then maybe we can finally<br />
Find a way to give a little<br />
Meet me in the middle<br />
Oh, yeah, m<span style="background-color: white;">eet me in the middle</span><br />
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Meet me at the corner bar<br />
You can choose the brew<br />
I'll pick up the first round<br />
You grab number two<br />
Before they call out last call<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">We'll lose the bottle count </span><br />
As we guzzle down our grievance<br />
Our agreements will mount <br />
You'll show me pictures of your kids<br />
I'll tell you 'bout my wife<br />
We'll swap our favorite stories<br />
And philosophies for life<br />
Then we'll step into the dawn<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">To breathe the air so fine</span><br />
Meet me in the sunshine<br />
Oh, yeah, m<span style="background-color: white;">eet me in the sunshine</span><br />
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Meet me in the aisle<br />
Enough with Blue v Red<br />
Time to kick this rhetoric<br />
And pass some bills instead<br />
Remember back to early days<br />
When we were full of fire<br />
We came here with the urge to serve<br />
Now we're votes for hire<br />
Sure we've got our principles<br />
I ain't asking you to switch<br />
But there's gotta be an issue<br />
Where my scratch fixes your itch<br />
Common ground can be found<br />
If we dare to enter<br />
Meet me in the center<br />
Oh, yeah, m<span style="background-color: white;">eet me in the center</span><br />
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Meet up, meet up<br />
Speak, friend, and enter<br />
Think of all the stuff we'll solve<br />
When we come together<br />
Meet me in the middle<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Meet me in the center</span><br />
Meet me in the sunshine<br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Come on and meet me</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Come on and meet me</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Meet up, meet up</span><br />
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(c)2012 Ross D. Martin, MD, MHA, FACMImimiRoss Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7811789998026860221.post-66771862413068809522012-06-17T15:44:00.001-04:002012-06-17T15:45:06.319-04:00The Money Machine -- First Look VideoAs seen on TV! Get yours today while supplies last! Those days of worrying about making money are finally over! Sound too good to be true? Wait there's More!<br />
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Written and performed by Ross D. Martin (www.RossMartinMD.com).<br />
Inspired by David Wilcox (www.DavidWilcox.com).<br />
Tuning B-B-F#-B-D#-F# (cut capo 4th fret)<br />
<h4>
The Money Machine</h4>
Tired of living in fear of the repo man?<br />
Wishing you could tear up all those bills?<br />
Dreaming of vacations in Milan?<br />
Or living in a mansion in the Hollywood Hills?<br />
Why keep slogging at that old McJob?<br />
You can quit today and have it all<br />
No need to scout out a bank to rob<br />
Achieve your dreams with just one call<br />
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Introducing The Money Machine<br />
Just a turn of the crank and you'll be rolling in green<br />
Five easy payments of nine ninety-nine<br />
And watch your future start to shine<br />
(plus shipping and handling)<br />
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You blink your eyes and can't believe your luck<br />
As you dial the number on the TV screen<br />
It'll be so easy to make a buck<br />
As the owner of your very own Money Machine<br />
Next day delivery just a ten dollar fee<br />
Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back<br />
Sign up today as a VIP<br />
We'll throw in the supersize drying rack<br />
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Jump in front of the pack with The Money Machine<br />
Just a turn of the crank and you'll be rolling in green<br />
Comes with everything that you see here<br />
You'll make a million within the year<br />
(some assembly required)<br />
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Trucks roll in to deposit your dream<br />
You didn't expect such a massive machine<br />
Won't fit in the house but that's okay<br />
There's space for lease ten miles away<br />
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Get started today with The Money Machine<br />
Just a turn of the crank and you'll be rolling in green<br />
Our coupon add-on is all the rage<br />
The more you spend the more you save<br />
(void where prohibited)<br />
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Start-up was rough but you're finally online<br />
You tell your friends it's going well<br />
You'll be back in the black with some overtime<br />
And after a while you get used to the smell<br />
You've made a million, maybe more<br />
So have a million other guys<br />
Dollar's worth half as much as before<br />
Gotta double next run to afford supplies<br />
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Come feast your eyes on The Money Machine<br />
Just a turn of the crank and you'll be rolling in green<br />
The more you make the more you need<br />
You have an industry to feed<br />
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Come join the fun -- get The Money Machine<br />
Just a turn of the crank and you'll be rolling in green<br />
Call now before they disappear<br />
You'll make a million within the year<br />
(your results may vary)<br />
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(c)2012 The American College of Medical InformatimusicologyRoss Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14133264758384138110noreply@blogger.com0