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Ian McNicoll

@ianmcnicoll.bsky.social
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Former NHS GP. Founder at freshEHR. openEHR Foundation director. Advocate of standards based patient-centric records, coproduced with patients.

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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
How do you turn a blood pressure reading into something a computer can understand? @ianmcnicoll.bsky.social explains how Xmind can help - xmind.com/user-stories... #HealthTech #ClinicalInformatics #openEHR
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Making complex clinical data visible before it becomes a model
Clinical informatician Ian McNicoll uses Xmind to turn complex medical requirements into shared structures before they become openEHR data models.
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Sebastian Garde @garde.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A short history on how @openehr.bsky.social started, a fantastic read... #openehr #healthit drsamheard.com/2026/08/27/t...
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The history of openEHR: before the revolution.
Sam Heard, Medical Practitioner, Chair of the openEHR Foundation I am an Australian doctor who completed my medical degree and intern year in Adelaide, South Australia, before heading off to London…
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Kanthan Theivendran @ktheivendran.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
📊 New OECD Health Working Paper: "Interoperability in Healthcare: Towards an Interconnected Future" @openehr.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/kantha...
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#digitalhealth #interoperability #healthdata #openehr #fhir #healthpolicy #oecd | Kanthan Theivendran
📊 New OECD Health Working Paper: "Interoperability in Healthcare: Towards an Interconnected Future" The numbers are striking. Poor interoperability contributes to diagnostic errors accounting for 17....
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 12/06/2026
Sidenote: I'd really appreciate it if you repost this, if only because getting the damn thing to display on Bsky with a decent alt text was something of a labour of love. And also because, obviously, I want everyone in the universe to know this is coming.
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garywils0n.bsky.social @garywils0n.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Ok, so maybe you missed it. But just built a National Shared Care Record at HSE in 6 months. #OpenEHR
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
openEHR International appoints Dr Jordi Piera-Jiménez as CEO, bringing 25+ years’ experience across health IT, policy and strategy, and reinforcing commitment to global collaboration and interoperability. openehr.org/news-our-new...
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
As we head into the new year, we're inviting those who use and value openEHR to consider membership and support open, vendor-neutral health records. Your support helps sustain open standards that benefit healthcare, research, and education worldwide. Join us in 2026. openehr.org/the-benefits...
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Professor David Ingram looks back on three decades of #openEHR, exploring healthcare information as a living, ethical, human-centred endeavour shaped by practice, philosophy and community. Check it out - openehr.org/personal-ref...
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
this is SO good, not least for the unexpected reference to the Yorkshire Rider bus company
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Primary Healthcare Specialist Group (British Computer Society) @phcsg.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
🌟 3 weeks to go! Primary Health Care Specialist Group 44th Annual Conference & Education Day 2025. Hollins Hall Hotel, Bradford. 📅 Thu 13 Nov FREE Education Day 📅 Fri 14 Nov Conference Day If you care about where digital primary care is headed this one’s for you! 🎟️ tinyurl.com/PHCSG25Tickets
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Primary Health Care 44th Annual Conference, Education Day & AGM 2025
The BCS Primary Health Care Specialist Group (PHCSG) is holding its 44th Annual Conference at Hollins Hall Hotel, near Bradford and Leeds
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 24/09/2025
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it). But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
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Primary Healthcare Specialist Group (British Computer Society) @phcsg.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Conference booking is now OPEN and early bird discounts are in effect! From ambient voice technology to decision support tools, AI is reshaping clinical practice at an unprecedented pace. 🗓 Dates: 13th – 14th Nov 2025 📍 Venue: Hollins Hall Hotel, near Bradford tinyurl.com/PHCSG25Tickets
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Primary Health Care 44th Annual Conference, Education Day & AGM 2025
The BCS Primary Health Care Specialist Group (PHCSG) is holding its 44th Annual Conference at Hollins Hall Hotel, near Bradford and Leeds
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Ian McNicoll @ianmcnicoll.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Must do event. Huge value well beyond Primary care
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 09/09/2025
Major new book edited by Manchester University experts asks whether addressing climate change requires stability or conflict northwestbylines.co.uk/region/great...
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Do we need stability or conflict for climate change?
Major new book edited by Manchester University experts asks whether addressing climate change requires stability or conflict
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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 07/09/2025
A new episode of Everything Digital Health just dropped: Getting Started with openEHR - with Ian McNicoll www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgWhyss_Ako A solid starting point for anyone who’s interested in getting started with openEHR - quite a long...
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Getting Started with openEHR - with Ian McNicoll
A solid starting point for anyone who’s interested in getting started with openEHR - quite a long...
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
We’re offering 𝟱 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 for #EHRCON25 to students in health data, health informatics, bioinformatics, medical data science and related fields. Apply today by emailing events@openehr.org with a few lines about your studies and why you’d like to attend. We'll see you there!
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
There are 20 tickets to #EHRCON25 available for health system staff, free of charge. It’s a brilliant opportunity to join the openEHR community, connect with like-minded peers and to be part of the movement that is shaping the future of digital health.
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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 14/07/2025
Already booked for the #ehrcon25 #openEHR 2025 conference in Barcelona, October 16-17 at Barcelona's Centre for Contemporary Culture (CCCB) @openehr.bsky.social All the details are at openehr.org/ehrcon25/ - see you there! I'm driving so I can bring guitars/amps for the #ArchetypesBand interlude!
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Join us at EHRCON25… – openehr.org
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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 11/07/2025
The Parliamentary Science, Innovation and Technology Committee was super interesting this week - not only did it have a section on NHS England's #Palantir Federated Data Platform with Louis Mosley: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...
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Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
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Public Digital @publicdigital.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
New on the Digital Shift podcast: @e17chrisfleming.bsky.social chats with PD's Audree Fletcher (ex-NHS Test & Trace) on leading through uncertainty and keeping #digitaltransformation on track. Partnering with @nhsproviders.bsky.social, @nhsconfed.org & NHS's Digital Academy. #nhs #testandlearn
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The Provider Podcast - How leaders can navigate change whilst driving forward the digital agenda
In episode three of The Digital Shift, you'll hear from Audree Fletcher former service director at NHS Test and Trace where she led the development and roll out of the service.
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Marcus Baw @marcusbaw.com · 19/06/2025
Thanks to @ianmcnicoll.bsky.social of FreshEHR Clinical Informatics, a stalwart of the international @openehr.bsky.social community for coming on my YouTube channel - "here's openEHR Part 3"! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpr8...
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openEHR Part 3 - with FreshEHR’s Ian McNicoll
YouTube video by Everything Digital Health
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Ian McNicoll @ianmcnicoll.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Thanks Marcus. It was fun.
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🅡🅞🅑 🅜🅔🅢🅤🅡🅔 @robmesure.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
An Oral-B login screen.
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Healthcare IT is lagging behind other sectors - but it doesn’t have to. openEHR creates a common language for health data, solving interoperability challenges and empowering clinicians, researchers and patients. openehr.org/what-is-open... #HealthcareIT #openEHR #Interoperability
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
It’s back! EHRCON25 – the second openEHR International Conference – is set to be an incredible event in the global #DigitalHealthcare calendar. Join us in the beautiful city of Barcelona for two days of insightful discussion, networking and workshops. openehr.org/ehrcon25 #EHRCON25
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
Title:
SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING

ACTIVE VOICE
e.g.
Our team collected samples and then we tested them.

CLICKBAIT VOICE
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We collected some samples...
You won't believe what happened next!

PASSIVE VOICE
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Samples were collected and tested.

HAIKU VOICE
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Quiet science lab.
Workers arrive with samples.
The testing begins.

PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE
e.g. We did all the collecting and testing.
No need to thank us.
Just doing our job.

CONSPIRACY VOICE
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Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
"Governments and providers that adopt #openEHR are setting themselves up for decades of interoperability, adaptability, and clinical intelligence." shorturl.at/XHXfx #finance #healthcare #healthIT #interoperability
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Black Book Research Identifies Top Global Growth Opportunities for openEHR Adoption in 2025
Cracking the Code on Interoperability with Scalable, Vendor-Neutral Architectures Powering AI-Ready Health Systems Worldwide LONDON, GB / ACCESS Newswire / March 31, 2025 / As global healthcare system...
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Vince Kuraitis @vincekuraitis.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
What does the future hold beyond the EHR era? In our latest blog post, colleagues @jranck.bsky.social, Girish Muralidharan and I address the opportunities: "Platform Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms)" The Healthcare Platform Blog e-caremanagement.com/platform-shi...
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Shift: From EHRs to UDHPs (Unified Digital Health Platforms)
Healthcare trends lead to a new category of enterprise software – Unified Digital Health Platforms (UDHPs).
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Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
BOOM Told you this was coming They are going to teach students fake history New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn “The Big Lie” The new standards would require students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results.” truthout.org/articles/new...
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New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn “The Big Lie” of 2020 Presidential Election
The new standards would require students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results.”…
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Richard Kavanagh @rkavanagh.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
In the world of #openEHR there are limited ways in which models (archetypes) can be shared amongst interest parties. There are tools for creating models (free), reviewing models (paid) but nothing to just be view the models.
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Richard Kavanagh @rkavanagh.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
My #openEHR archetype viewer is finally starting to come together. Still lots to do, but the end is in sight :-) devt.modelviewer.info
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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · 07/03/2025
NEW: The actions of Trump and Vance in recent weeks highlight something under-appreciated. The American right is now ideologically closer to countries like Russia, Turkey and in some senses China, than to the rest of the west (even the conservative west). My column: www.ft.com/content/3046...
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
NEWS: openEHR and SNOMED agree a 5 year collaboration: www.snomed.org/news/snomed-...
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SNOMED International and openEHR collaborate to advance health data interoperability
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 04/03/2025
Wrote up something about Techdirt's recent coverage, and why (whether we like it or not) we need to be a "democracy blog" now, rather than just a "tech" blog (not that we've ever been just a tech blog). This story is *the* story and it impacts everything else. www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/w...
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Why Techdirt Is Now A Democracy Blog (Whether We Like It Or Not)
While political reporters are still doing their view-from-nowhere “Democrats say this, Republicans say that” dance, tech and legal journalists have been watching an unfortunately recogn…
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Anne Marie Cunningham @amcunningham.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I got to be on a podcast today ... Talking to Jonny about the magic that is @nhshackday.com - everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask! open.spotify.com/episode/1xmV...
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NHS Hack Day - connecting tech and public service leaders - with Dr Anne Marie Cunningham
Community, Health and Capital @ 19 Hills · Episode
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openEHR @openehr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
#HIMSS Global Health Conference is taking place next week in Las Vegas and our CEO Rachel Dunscombe will be attending. If you'd like to meet up to talk about #openEHR and the future of healthcare, drop us a line - comms@openehr.org - and we'll set up a face-to-face. 👍
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 23/02/2025
Every day, the goals become clearer: The point of DOGE is not efficiency, but regime change www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
How regime change happens in America
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Yampeku @yampeku.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
First talk by @ukpenguin.bsky.social updating on @openehr.bsky.social collaboration with other organizations. It is mind blowing to see how much openEHR has been put on the global conversation thanks to Rachel's efforts
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Jess Morley @jessrmorley.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
ICYMI our new paper (me + the dream team) auditing the quality of evidence publicly available to back up the efficacy claims made by health apps, is now published in Minds and Machines.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Finally, some good news.
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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 31/01/2025
Even by her own blisteringly brilliant standards, this may conclude with Marina Hyde’s best punchline yet. Enjoy 🔥🔥🔥 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oh, I’m sorry, tech bros – did DeepSeek copy your work? I can hardly imagine your distress | Marina Hyde
If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Stop Musk from funding far-right politics in the UK! I just signed this petition 'Tighten the rules on political donations' - it's nearly at 30,000 signatures - can you add your name too? - petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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Petition: Tighten the rules on political donations
We want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ...
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Vince Kuraitis @vincekuraitis.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
"Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking"
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Kanthan Theivendran @ktheivendran.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
🚨 Revolutionising Patient Data: The NHS App and the Promise of openEHR 🚨⬇️ www.linkedin.com/posts/kantha...
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Kanthan Theivendran on LinkedIn: Patient records and the NHS App
🚨 Revolutionising Patient Data: The NHS App and the Promise of openEHR 🚨 The NHS App is stepping into a competitive space dominated by vendors like EMIS and…
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Seref Arikan @seref.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Healthcare fights that challenge using data standards. HL7 #FHIR does a great job, and so does #openEHR for an even more extensive approach. I cannot say we're winning yet, but we're definitely on the right path, and it only took us three decades or so!
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