The chain of command is many levels high. I have tried talking to those locally. The real decision makers are in Florida. I am hoping that the doctors that will suddenly have their EMR taken away will complain and get their attention.
Kevin On 5/24/06, Joseph Dal Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This sounds like an episode from the black and white version of the "Twilight Zone".... I have never heard of IT migration planning based on a scorched earth model before. Kevin, do the powers that be have a clue about the consequences of just turning off the switch while they figure out how to replace what you have...if they don't you should make sure they do. If I were in their shoes I would be worried about a potential lawsuit because patient care was compromised. Joseph Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > I'm frustrated and need to vent a bit. > > My medical group now consists of 2 office complexes--the main office > and my satellite office. At the end of this month, most of the > doctors (those in the main office) will be changing management such > that they become part of a nearby hospital. That hospital, in turn, > is part of a much larger multi-state healthcare network. > > So the hospital is going to redo the network connections, bringing > hospital-level security. Everything has to be standardized. And > guess what? There is "zero possibility" that a linux server will be > allowed on that network. And if I upgraded to the internet-capable > CPRS client, and put my linux server on a separate network, even that > would have to go through a (lengthy) coporate approval process which I > doubt would be successful. > > So in a week, my main office will go from having a cost-effective > opensource EMR, back to a point where transcriptionists type up notes > in Word, print, then delete the file. What a waste! Supposedly "in 6 > months" there is going to be a corporate-wide roll out of some other > EMR with lots of bells and whistles. Who knows how that will work > out... > > I don't even know who to be upset at. I understand the hospital's > need to standardize and secure. But it seems that for them, it is 2 > or 3 large steps backwards. > > I will continue to use VistA in my office for now. > > It's fair to say that I'm ticked off... > > Kevin > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in > the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > . > ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
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