on 09/09/2008 01:50 PM Bert Verhees wrote: >> I would like to add another point >> that might be worth discussing: the interoperability between openEHR >> based systems and those of the Really Big Companies (Microsoft's >> HealthVault & RelayHealth, Google's Health). They're gaining momentum, >> and maybe we can ride on the wave along with them. Probably it's time >> >> > > http://www.ictzorg.com/home/id101-49805/nictiz_persoonlijk_zorgdossier_nuttige_aanvulling_op_epd.html > The Dutch ICT in health care organization (NICTIZ) is saying that the > mentioned systems from Microsoft and Google are useful add-ons to the > system Nictiz is defining ... Sounds reasonable. > Nictiz is saying that those systems can be part of national EPD > (electronic patient dossier), but they should never replace the national > EPD. > Never say never! If they have enough momentum (being funded by large companies), their functional coverage can become more and more extensive, making such a national EPD obsolete indeed in the long run. > http://www.ictzorg.com/home/id101-46903/kedzierski_van_mca_vws_kan_wel_stoppen_met_landelijk_epd.html > http://www.ictzorg.com/home/id101-42405/mca_onderzoekt_mogelijkheden_google_health.html > Kedzierski, member of the board of a big hospital (Alkmaar) is saying that > the personal health dossiers from Google and Microsoft can replace the > national EPD system from Nictiz. He is saying that in the USA Kaiser > Permanente, with 9 million patients has chosen for both the MS and the > Google system, and Cleveland Clinic chooses for the Google system only. > > The Alkmaar hospital will make its choice after the summer, he says. > But he didn't say 'before <whatever deadline one can imagine here>' :-P So we'll wait and see...
Roger
