Medicine (in some ways) is a more complicated domain. Launching a spacecraft is simply a matter of kinematics, dynamics, and some fairly determistic equations that never change.
But, we get your point. -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Dal Molin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 10:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Story: EHR Vendors Unite for Interoperability ....sorry I can't resist....wonder if they have an HL7 VOIP connection so they can almost understand each other on their monthly concalls. BTW at HIMSS in 1997, DEC had set up a demonstration of 11 different vendor systems sharing data... 7 years later and it seems easier to launch your own personal spacecraft than to integrate the patchwork of systems that are out there.... Nancy E. Anthracite wrote: > http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1728486,00.asp ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: InterSystems CACHE FREE OODBMS DOWNLOAD - A multidimensional database that combines robust object and relational technologies, making it a perfect match for Java, C++,COM, XML, ODBC and JDBC. www.intersystems.com/match8 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members