Nandalal Gunaratne wrote:
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> alvinbmarcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I think everyone in openhealth will agree to what you say Alvin. But
> we need to set these standards first, and from what i can see this is
> not going anywhere.
The HSSP folks are doing this now. Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)
is a new "fad" even though the concept has been around for a long time.
The HSSP is seeking to help provide SOA solutions in healthcare through
the HL7 (for functional specs) and the OMG (for technical specs). We
are participating in this and any one can participate and should if they
are interested in promoting interoperability.
>
> What standards do we need to allow the FOSS community to build little
> products that work together and share information ? Have we got any we
> can use and what are they?
We have several (from the OMG HDTF) but people aren't using them.
They've been around for almost a decade. Probably people think they
are too complex, but they are simple compared to the Web Service stuff
that is going on now.
>
> OpenEHR archetypes is one of the most sensible that I see.
>
> I agree that MirrorMed is doing something useful by getting and
> sharing code, but this is only one way of collaboration.
What are the interface supported by MirrorMed? Interoperability
requires more than sharing code. Interoperability shouldn't require
everyone to use the same database backend, for example.
>
> What happens if MirrorMed works with Chits and Hospital OS based in
> Phillipines (using Linux and postgresql)? Can we use the functions of
> OIO/Zope which has undeniable advantages in some areas of medicine?
> Can we share information between them? Then there is the Java based
> OSCAR McMaster.
>
> Maybe something can come out soon on these matters.
There has been lots of discussion on these subjects on the openhealth
list over a long period of time. It is having people commit to
standards that seems to be missing.
Dave
>
> Nandalal
>
>
> Thanks Nandalal.
>
> I was wondering: whatever happened to the old discussions about making
> interchangeable health software objects (rather than large bulky
> applications). That was at a time when XML was just revving up and web
> services was in its infancy. Tom Beale had a lot to share about GEHR,
> artifacts and the like. I thought that was interesting. To some
> extent, we implemented the same concept in CHITS but we would hardly
> call it standard. (It takes a global community to create a standard?)
>
> Does OSHCA have a framework of some sort for this kind of health
> software object interchange? That's where gap is most felt in the
> industry and where openness would be of most value.
>
> I admire MirrorMed's 'gluing' stuff together. That was the kind of
> cooperation I had expected from OSHCA 'products' before. And that's
> where FOSS is strong and gains an edge over proprietary products.
>
>
> --- In openhealth@yahoogroups.com, Nandalal Gunaratne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > alvinbmarcelo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > This looks like a very good system. Congratulations!
> >
> > I will try this and introduce it to my colleagues in community
> health. Maybe some of them are already aware of it.
> >
> > Nandalal
> > Hello all. This is Alvin Marcelo (formerly of NLM) re-subscribing.
> >
> > Happy to be back and to see that everyone is well.
> >
> > I return because now we have source code to share :)
> >
> > Our system is called Community Health Information Tracking System
> > (www.chits.info) and it runs on LAMP.
> >
> > It was designed to be modular so you can add on modules as you see
> > fit. This way the system 'grows' with you. Although the primary
> > targets are village health centers in developing countries, the same
> > modules can be used for practice management anywhere around the world.
> >
> > Developers and testers are welcome.
> >
> > System architect is Dr. Herman Tolentino (who is now a public health
> > informatics fellow in CDC).
> >
> > alvin
> >
> > PS. CHITS shirts are also on sale in Stockholm if you are interested :)
> >
> > Alvin B. Marcelo, MD
> > Director-OIC
> > National Telehealth Center, University of the Philippines Manila
> > 547 Pedro Gil Street
> > Ermita, Manila
> > Philippines 1000
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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