All I can say is that no one has specified where the money is going to come from for all these fancy aspects of EMR's. The price can not be passed on to the patients or to the insurance companies. And I, for one, have no interest in paying $28,000 to "certify" that my EMR plays well with others. If it works for me, OK. But spending even more for interoperability seems to have diminishing returns.
Kevin On 5/11/06, Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why is CCHIT needed? Yes we want a standard, but we have internet > browsers that operate on open source standards that don't require > fees! > > Kevin > There is a basic difference, though. If a web browser doesn't understand HTTP, it won't be able to communicate with web servers and no one will use it. An EHR, on the other hand, can fail to comply with existing standards, but since it may well be used as a standalone system, people may use without even knowing that it wasn't compliant (that is, until a severe allergy is missed or some such thing). I am NOT saying that the CCHIT model is the only workable one. Only that there are factors contributing to the success of IETF standards that don't directly apply to HIT. === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Tao of VistA: If all you see is MUMPS, you see nothing. ------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
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