## On 2002-11-29 15:05 -0600 Daniel Golding typed: DG> DG> DG> Yes, I read his bio. I'm sure he's quite the techie amongst his fellow DG> physicans, and I think thats a great thing. However, its more than just a DG> bad idea to put someone who isn't completely proficient in a job like this DG> - its bad for the patients. If you want to run a shoe company, and put a DG> shoe salesman with a couple linux boxes in charge of your network, more DG> power to you. However, if you run a huge hospital, at which, there are DG> numerous patient affecting IT systems, you really have an obligation to DG> hire a professional, rather than a talented amateur, with all due respect DG> to the good doctor. Hi Daniel, Are you suggesting that a CIO at a "huge hospital"(or any other enterprise) Needs to be an expert at LAN/WAN networking, Systems, DBA & Security Rather than a management expert that has a good grasp of the basic IT issues and understands the core business needs of the enterprise ? -- Rafi