That's interesting. Frankly, I find it a bit disconcerting to think that medical applications might be unregulated just because they are open source.
--- Joseph Dal Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There was a recent post on the OSIRIX list that asked the question > why > is OSIRIX not subject to FDA regs. The answer apparently is "if you > sell > it installed" it is FDA regulated .... if you give it away it is not. > I > have asked the people responsible for OSIRIX (BTW it is an open > source > medical image viewer) to give me a more detailed answer which I will > share with this list when I receive it. > > > Joseph > > Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > > I understand the need to protect one's business investments. But > it > > was my understanding that the entire VI package was FOIA -- its > just > > that one would need to be careful not to cross the FDA in > > implementations. > > > > So the "import API" should be open source, and the "VI background > > processor" should be open source too, I suspect. > > > > What we need are people who understand the system and can explain > it > > -- or at least better than the usual documentation. > > > > I suspect that there is money in the area on this subject and that > is > > why there is a tendency towards secrecy. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > On 8/11/05, smcphelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>We all know how protective the VistA Imaging people are. I cannot > share > >>anything I obtained because of the IA. Maybe legally I can. But I > cannot > >>jeopardize our relationship with Silver Springs. So we take the > most > >>conservative approach. The import API was released as a patch to > the MAG > >>package. If it is out on FOIA you have it. But it is designed to > work > >>with > >>the VI Background Processor. > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> > >>Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 9:36 AM > >>Subject: [Hardhats-members] Re: TIU Interface for Document Scanning > >> > >> > >>On 8/10/05, smcphelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>... > >> > >>We cannot share the import functionality with > >> > >>>anyone as that would be a violation of our IA with VistA Imaging. > >> > >>I don't understand. 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