Isn't WorldVistA more or less focused (by definition) on VistA? If an electrical engineer wants to have a go at building a better cochlear implant, what does that have to do with an EMR or a CPOE system?
--- Joseph Dal Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is there a place for Hardhats (or even open source) in the wider > field > > of compurters in medicine? > > Definitely there is on both counts, the Open Source Health Care > Alliance > (which is currently dormant) was founded back in 1999 with the > mission > of establishing a global community of interest in applying the open > source process to health informatics in general. We held 4 very > successful conferences...one of which was partly to blame for > bringing > together several of the founders of WorldVistA. I expect that we will > > see a rebirth of this organization...perhaps under a different name > in > the next 8-12 months. Both IMIA and AMIA have open source working > groups > too. > > I am not sure how beyond inviting people to participate in this list > and > WorldVistA meetings .... but the experience, lessons learned, and > insights of the Hardhats community would be extremely valuable to > anyone > pursuing computers in medicine. Frankly, the Hardhats have in many > ways > "been there and done that" with respect to many of the issues that > others are facing....and this is valuable wisdom even for those that > are > not working with VistA. > > Joseph > > Greg Woodhouse wrote: > > Of course, I know Kevin isn't talking about a microrobot, it's just > > something his suggestion brought to mind. > > > > More generally, I often think about applications of computers to > > medicine (for example, I just picked up a book on neural > prostheses), > > but I'm not an M.D., and so while I might know something about the > > technology required, I know a lot less about what is reall needed. > for > > example, the application Kevin mentions here is not one that would > have > > occured to me. > > > > Is there a place for Hardhats (or even open source) in the wider > field > > of compurters in medicine? > > > > --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Not if I'm the alpha site! :-) > >> > >>Actually, this is an idea I haven't heard, but why not? I've heard > >>various suggestions that microrobots could find application in > >>medicine. > >> > >>--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I've wondered if this technology could be used to > >>>create a self-ascending colonoscope. > >>> > >>>I've just got too many interests. :-) > >>> > >>>Kevin > >>> > > > > > > > > > > === > > Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can > ensure failure." > > > > --Kent Beck > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration > Strategies > > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > > speed, fast. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > . > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration > Strategies > from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, > informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to > speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Design quality doesn't ensure success, but design failure can ensure failure." --Kent Beck ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
