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> I just returned from a long trip and upon returning home was > pleasantly surprised to learn that the World Vista team is meeting > next week for their conference. But much to my dismay, it looks as > if I am too late to attend the 1 day course for the MUMPS language. > I have a few questions regarding this. I am a former Medical Manager > dealer and 90% of my old clients do not have an EMR system. I am not > versed in the Mumps language at all, and since I don't have any > background in this language do you still recommend I attend this > conference? Am I going to be totally lost? Are many of the > installers and support teams for vista now servicing private > practices? If so how difficult has this transition been for the > practices? Most of my old clients, either single physicians or small > groups of 2 or 3 doctors, have inquired about EMR but also want the > system to be integrated with Medical Manager, is this possible? > Since most of my clients keep their billing in house they would w > ant a total solution for their office, could vista work for them? > Sorry if these questions are redundant, this is my first time writing > in this forum, any and all help is much appreciated. > I've never actually attended any of those conferences, but judging from the agenda, I'd say you don't have too much to worry about. If you're a programmer (particularly if you've used language like Perl, Pygthon or Ruby), MUMPS shouldn't present much of a challenge. Even so, I think what's going on is that if your role is at all technical, MUMPS programming is a useful (and sometimes necessary) skill when working with VistA. But that isn't to say you'll be "dead in the water" without taking a MUMPS class -- not by a long shot. I think the training is just being provided at the conference because it's a conveneient time, not because it is a prerequesite for the rest of the conference. === Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Judge a man by his questions not his answers." --Voltaire _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
