diff --git a/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Ecosystem combined.xml b/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Ecosystem combined.xml index 4358241..75cc09c 100644 --- a/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Ecosystem combined.xml +++ b/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Ecosystem combined.xml @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ patients, and readers from all over the world. The collective knowledge from these stakeholders provided direction for treatment options and, most importantly, kindled the source of shared hope to bring a sense of humanity during difficult times. - Another example of the impact of Crowdsourcing or Wisdom of Crowds is the COVID-19 + Another example of the impact of crowdsourcing or wisdom of crowds is the COVID-19 pandemic. Crowdsourcing was used to track the development and availability of COVID-19 vaccines all around the world and facilitated the 3D-printing of medical supplies, such as protective gear, masks, face shields, and mechanical ventilators, for healthcare diff --git a/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Introduction.xml b/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Introduction.xml index 88faed3..36c122d 100644 --- a/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Introduction.xml +++ b/statements/src/docbkx/Book Content/Book Introduction.xml @@ -366,11 +366,12 @@ other industries. Health data is unique in its direct association with a person’s health outcomes. Nuanced concepts exist in patient care settings creating challenges for the representation thereof in data capture and transmission. Laboratory testing - on a specimen involves a plethora of biological concepts which must be represented - by data in a meaningful way while maintaining precision as well as consumption for - other entities or systems in the ecosystem. When an association to a patient’s - health outcomes is combined with such nuanced concepts, exceptional rigor must be - taken in the maintenance of data precision and representation. + on a specimen involves a plethora of biological concepts and different units of + measure which must be represented by data in a meaningful way while maintaining + precision as well as consumption for other entities or systems in the ecosystem. + When an association to a patient’s health outcomes is combined with such nuanced + concepts, exceptional rigor must be taken in the maintenance of data precision and + representation.
The Size, Scale, and Complexity of the System