Thurman -- Perhaps it's less the gloss of the Windows OS than the gloss of the Delphi application development package?
In any case, I wonder if anyone outside the VA site that developed it has tried interfacing to VistA / OpenVistA via WebMan. -- Bhaskar On Wed, 2004-09-01 at 12:23, Thurman Pedigo wrote: > The (valid) comment below is an inescapable fact of life for the VistA > landscape. The Gee Whiz of Windows perhaps more accurately referenced as > "Madison Avenue Fancy Glossy" (MAFG); is un-refuted by the robustness of the > VistA engine and haunts us anytime we demo the features. > > That said - I'm not sure the database of the scheduling package is not a > little restrictive. I think it modifiable to meet preferences, though > perhaps not as robust is some would prefer. Despite this limitation I am > amazed at how a well trained receptionist can manipulate scheduling and > manage appointments. Accounts receivable (Billing) seems a minor part of a > real clinical system, and is easy to ADD if one doesn't like the existing > VistA package. > > Cache SQL may have some promise, though I haven't had a chance to work that > feature. BTW, the modifications I do are almost completely within the > FileMan system with a minimum of "M" code or routines. > > Someone smarter than I may address the lack of MAFG. > > Thanks, > > thurman *************************************************************************** This electronic mail transmission contains confidential and/or privileged information intended only for the person(s) named. Any use, distribution, copying or disclosure by another person is strictly prohibited. *************************************************************************** NOTE: Ce courriel est destine exclusivement au(x) destinataire(s) mentionne(s) ci-dessus et peut contenir de l'information privilegiee, confidentielle et/ou dispensee de divulgation aux termes des lois applicables. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, ou s'il ne vous est pas destine, veuillez le mentionner immediatement a l'expediteur et effacer ce courriel. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_idP47&alloc_id808&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
