Event-Based Systems vs. State-Based Systems

Why this distinction matters far beyond healthcare One of the most helpful ways to understand modern software architecture is to distinguish between state-based systems and event-based systems. This is a concept I have had to explain many times in healthcare interoperability, especially to people trying to understand why certain systems behave so differently from others. It also helps explain why technologies built around live updates and server-driven changes make so much sense once you see the