On Tue, 10 Apr 2001, Jim Self wrote: > >is a very good system with years of experience driving it, but the advanced > >Informational Theory that GEHR and to a certain extent OIO are striving for > >may pay enormous dividends if they succeed. > > These are not mutually exclusive. There is no good reason that theoretical > components such as GEHR cannot be integrated with or even into a VistA/MUMPS > framework. Theoretical systems must be grounded by interaction with real > systems. Hi Jim, Just to show you how I read your postings with great interest and care :-), I feel compelled to point out that GEHR and OIO are not merely _theoretical systems_. In the case of OIO, it is "heavily grounded" by actual usage and daily interactions with real clinicians and researchers from day one. In fact, the implementation was motivated by a solid use-case and a robust environment for testing!! So, I am agreeing with your view that useful systems must really be used. However, I want to make sure that you are aware of the status of the OIO system. Best regards, Andrew --- Andrew P. Ho, M.D. OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes www.TxOutcome.Org Assistant Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center University of California, Los Angeles Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com
