If you are talking about lab interfaces to instruments, the VA mostly uses concentrators from Data Innovations and Dawning Technologies. These are PC-based systems. DI uses Cache; I don't know what Dawning uses. Prior to using these interface engines, lots of interfaces were written directly for VistA. Last I knew, they were still part of the FOIA release, but I wouldn't expect to find anything for newer instruments.
Often, when "lab interface" is mentioned, you are talking about a whole different thing. The issue may about interfacing lab orders and results with another system -- like a physician office system -- ie, any place that orders labs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cameron Schlehuber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 11:13 PM Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Lab interface questions... LSI? > There are some commercial tools (basically, specialized "Interface Engines") > that VA currently uses. If folks haven't responded with the make and models > used in VA by Monday, I'll try to get the information to post. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gregory > Woodhouse > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 9:02 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Lab interface questions... LSI? > > That was 10 years ago. Don't you think you'd be better off looking at > what is available and widely used today, and then coding to it? > > === > Gregory Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "It is foolish to answer a question that > you do not understand." > --G. Polya ("How to Solve It") > > > On Jul 24, 2005, at 8:46 PM, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > >> I would like to get our VistA interfaced with our lab. >> I have been reading the Lab technical manual >> (Lab5_2tm.pdf). It looks like it is designed for the >> various pieces of lab equipment to be connected to the >> computer through a "LSI" device--a "data >> concentrator". These initials aren't defined. At one >> point, it appears that the device is actually a >> "General Digital GDC 2100 Data Concentrator". >> >> This manual is from 1994. Is such a card even still >> available? >> >> Any advice about how to go about learning about lab >> interfacing in VistA? >> >> Thanks >> Kevin >> >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > 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_idt77&alloc_id492&opÌk > _______________________________________________ > 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_idt77&alloc_id492&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
