> God, I used to work in medical billing, and people would think these file format issues were some kind of scheme.
I think it must be at this point. The hot garbage that is medical data formats (HL7, in particular) and the ways you can break it as a user, unknowingly and silently. It’s incredible that a format this bad has hung around this long.
It’s not ok that users can type certain characters into a field and break the system.
I think it must be at this point. The hot garbage that is medical data formats (HL7, in particular) and the ways you can break it as a user, unknowingly and silently. It’s incredible that a format this bad has hung around this long.
It’s not ok that users can type certain characters into a field and break the system.